An Evaluation of Permanent Exhibition Displays at the Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, A Case Study of the Shona Village Model
- Author
- Rugoyi, Blessing
- Title
- An Evaluation of Permanent Exhibition Displays at the Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, A Case Study of the Shona Village Model
- Abstract
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This study evaluates permanent exhibitions at the Zimbabwe Museum of Human sciences, a case
study of the Shona village exhibition. The study was motivated by the observations that some of
the displays were done long before independence and they are still being displayed but is not
relevant to the context of the Shona people. The Shona village depicts a typical Shona culture, how
they lived and the type of a homestead which they lived in. The study seeks to investigate why some
of these displays are still being displayed in the museum and the ways which were used to collect
data. Data was captured through desktop survey, observations and interviews. Findings were
displayed in form of tables. The research find that Zimbabwe as a nation have no much exhibitions
to depict in the museum of human sciences due to lack of resources and some of the displays are
found in the communities and some of the communities have no knowledge about the importance
of the things that they regard as heritage or those that have the great values.
- Date
- 2022
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Permanent Exhibition Displays
- Supervisor
- Dr. Sagiya.M
