Day 3: Sunday, 22 November 2026

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DAY 3 - Sunday, 22 November 2026 at The Exchange, Country Club

Radical Hospitality

In African philosophical traditions, hospitality is a condition for collective flourishing. The principle of Ubuntu/Unhu, that one becomes human through others, expands land, memory, time, and the more-than-human world. Against ongoing histories of extraction and colonial violence in cultural institutions, radical hospitality positions relationality as both an ethic of being and a strategy of doing. This day asks how museums might practice openness amid exclusion, generosity within scarcity; and what it would mean to inhabit them not as sites of authority, but as shared dwellings for contested histories and possible futures.

Building on the day’s central theme, the morning program will explore three key subthemes:

- Subtheme 1: Radical Welcome: Rethinking Access, Belonging, and the Politics of Invitation

- Subtheme 2: Emotional Infrastructure: Caring for Audiences and Museum Workers Alike

- Subtheme 3: More than Human: Hospitality in Times of Crisis

Morning Program (8:30 – 15:15 hrs.)

* Times and order may be subject to change.

  • 8:00 hrs. Pick-up from all Hotels
  • 8:30 – 9:00 hrs. Arrival and Welcome Coffee
  • 9:00 – 10:15 hrs. CIMAM General Assembly
  • 10:15 – 10:40 hrs. Performance
  • 10.40 – 10.50 hrs. Welcome Remarks by day host + Introduction to the Day: Renée Akitelek Mboya & Smooth Nzewi, members of the 2026 Content Steering Committee
  • 10:50 – 11:30 hrs. Keynote Speech: "Towards a Cosmopolitan Radical Hospitality and the Post-Colony Museum" by Dr. Thembinkosi Goniwe, Art Historian, Curator, and Writer, Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa
  • 11:30 – 11:50 hrs. Musical Interlude & Coffee Break
  • 12:00 –12:45 hrs. Presentations by Invited Speakers: The three subthemes of the day will be addressed by the invited guests:

- "Radical Welcome: Rethinking Access, Belonging, and the Politics of Invitation" by Prof Mandivamba (Mandi) Rukuni, Director, Professor Mandivamba Rukuni Consultancy, Harare, Zimbabwe, who will address Subtheme 1

- "From aPlace We Eat From (portals and corridors)" by Anawana Haloba, Artist, Livingstone Office for Contemporary Art (LoCA), Livingstone, Zambia, who will address Subtheme 2

- "Radical Hospitality - More than Human: Hospitality in Times of Crisis" by Eva Lin, Director, mt.project, Taipei, Taiwan, who will address Subtheme 3

  • 12:45 – 13:15 hrs. Q&A Panel Discussion moderated by Renée Akitelek Mboya & Smooth Nzewi, members of the 2026 Content Steering Committee
  • 13:15 – 13:30 hrs. Chronist: Dr. Memory Biwa, Historian and Artist, Bravebird Research, Pungwe Listening, Berlin, Germany

The Chronist will offer an interpretative reading of the day’s key discussions and insights, weaving together reflections from the keynote lectures, breakout sessions, and panel discussions.

Afternoon Program (15:30 – 18:30 hrs.)

* Exact timings for this day will be announced shortly.

  • 15:30 – 18:30 hrs. Transportation to Curated Studio Visits and Cultural Encounters (exact timings and venues for this day will be announced shortly).

- Nhaka Gallery

- Zvavahera Gomo Studio

- Nherera Hub

- Tarisa Visual Art Studios

- Chapungu Sculpture Park

- Kumba Kwedu

- Dominic Studio

→ Explore the full list and learn more about each venue here.

Evening Program (19:00 – 22:00 hrs.)

  • 19:00 – 22:00 hrs. Closing Dinner Celebration at Chapungu Sculpture Village, sponsored by the Higherlife Foundation
  • 22:00 hrs. Transportation back to Conference Hotels

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