Screeechh! went my brakes, as I was driving along 2nd Parklands Avenue. I've driven past this colorful gate so many times, I decided today I would live a little.
RaMoMa Museum of Modern Art closed on 31-Oct. The tranquil, colorful setting, determined workers, last standing African art pieces, and beautiful garden seats; bemoan the apathy of Kenyans to art. Or is there a deeper story?
In 2001, Mary Collis and Carol Lees secured seed funding to bring their artistic dream to fruition. In 2008, Ramoma moved from UpperHill to their new museum building in Parklands; a donation from Valdor trust.
Mary Collis stepped down as chair of trustees and Carol Lees left her baby after 9 years to start another gallery. The trustees hired another programe coordinator who couldn't hack it and left in haste. The decline was brutal and several trustees bolted - Tony Wainaina, Frost Josiah, Camille Wekesa. Who wants to be associated with failure? Or did they kill it?
Anyways, I have artistic leanings yet I've never donated to the cause. The children's program ends in 2 weeks for good. And there, laid waste, another store of our African culture.
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