HEKIMA is an exhibition of culture at the National Museum of Nairobi in Kenya – the knowlege of Elders – and its relevance today. The HEKIMA exhibition demonstrates the depth and diversity of scientific and historical knowledge still held by older generations in Kenya. The aim of the exhibition is to create a space where visitors to the museum can see video footage of the Elders of Kenya. The video highlights ceremonies of plant medicine and healing, music, textiles, grass mattings and weavings, and the ways the inherited knowledge is relevant in modern times. MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author of:- Similar But Different in the Animal Kingdom (2017), The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).
REJECT GREED; TREAD LIGHTLY; CARE LOCALLY; RESPECT DIVERSITY ... by Martina Nicolls