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Mutare Museum INTRODUCTION One of the quickest and easiest ways to find out about a city or country’s heritage’ is to visit its Museums and National Monuments.. The City of Mutare is no different. Our National Museum showcases some of the most amazing artifacts recorded from the beginning of the city’s inception. We encourage you to take time to visit the Museum. If it’s Mutares heritage you want, then the Museum is the place to visit - you will not be disappointed. Educational information The Museum has a public service department called the Education department. This department is actively involved in educating the public about Mutare’s heritage by holding various competitions and quizzes throughout the year in different schools. One such quiz is a National quiz, which draws its participants from around the country. The winner from each city/town is drawn from consequent quizzes held in that town/city’s regions. In the case of Mutare there are 7 regions and the winners from these 7 regions compete again to get one winner, who then proceeds to represent the Region in a National competition. This year the district competitions are being held between February 2010 and March 2010. The Finals for the National competition will be held in the city of Bulawayo in May 2010. The department also holds lessons at the Museum in English; Shona and Environmental studies. The team regularly visits schools educating them on Mutare. For more information on site visits etc., please contact the following in the Education Department. Heritage Education Officer: Mr K. Mukonavanhu Assistant Mrs S. Makwena Background The original Museum was build on the very site the current Museum stands on in 1964. It was solely a museum at the time, but as time progressed it became a national museum and monument site. It is now part of a group of national heritage sites found in various parts of the country e.g. Great Zimbabwe; Gweru; Harare and Bulawayo. What is on Offer The Mutare Museum holds 6 Galleries and an Auditorium. The Museums main focus is antiquities, mostly transport and armory. Apart from this, the galleries showcase Mutare’s history and culture including its stone and soil make-up. The 6th gallery is an external gallery attached to the museum building and takes the form of an Avairy. Unfortunately the Avairy is not functioning at the moment due to a lack of security fencing. Mutare being a mountainous city is well known for its large variety of fruits, growing freely in and around the city. The combination of mountains and fruit also attracts an animal that Mutare is also well known for; the people friendly monkeys. These monkeys known for their mischievous ways especially when it come to sourcing fruit have managed over the months to destroy the top fencing of the Avery enclosure. This has inevitably resulted in a good many of the bird species flying out of the enclosure, prompting the authorities to close the Avery temporarily until sponsorship is found for the repair of the security fence, which has been billed at roughly $10 000 (Ten thousand dollars for the repair of the security fence. Opening Time The Museum is open 7 days a week, Monday to Sunday, almost every day of the year excluding Easter Friday and Christmas day. The Museum also closes on special holidays called by the government Time Opens 9.00am and closes at 5.00pm. ENTRY FEES Non residents $ 10 per head per adult $ 4 Children’s over 4 years old Locals residents $ 2 per head adults $ 1 children over 4 years old Schools $ 1 per child $ 2 each Teachers Free entry to drivers accompanying children on school trips USE OF CAMERA’S For people wanting to take photographs, there is a charge of $10 per camera. THINGS ON SALE The Museum at this time only has a facility to sell soft drinks. They also have pamphlets on sale on the different heritage sites around the province such as in Nyanga MUSEUM AUDITORIUM The museum also apart from the 6 galleries, boasts a 100 seat Auditorium. Currently the charge is $ 10 per hour during normal working hours, but is expected to be reviewed in the next coming months. The current charge for after hours use of the Auditorium is double the normal charge. For after hours use of the auditorium, the occupant is expected to provide transport for the museums assistant who will be on overtime duty, there is also an extra charge for his or her food. What the Auditorium offers Currently it has roughly 80 useable chairs and 9 useable tables. No décor is provided, no teas are served (except hot water), and no meals are provided. The hirer can bring in their own caterers and are free to do their own décor. The Museum does however have table cloths that the hirer is free to utilize upon request. The auditorium is open to various events such as Weddings; Graduations; church services; expo’s etc; meetings and workshops amongst others.
National Gallery of Zimbabwe If it’s the Arts (painting, handwork etc) you are interested in, then the Mutare Art Gallery is the place to visit. The National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Mutare is the province’s sole home of art. Located at number 122 Upper Third Street, corner 11th Ave, the gallery hosts some of the finest works of art to be found in and around the city of Mutare. It offers a platform for viewing professional works of art done in various media but mostly stone sculpture, paintings and handcraft. It is the third largest gallery in Zimbabwe after the main gallery in Harare and it is housed at one of the city’s historical sites, Kopje house-the first site of a general hospital in Mutare in 1897. The NGZM strives to be the leading expert in promoting development of visual art in Mutare through numerous exhibitions. Every year, the gallery aims to hold an average of ten to twelve exhibitions per year. June 2009 saw the gallery celebrating its 10th anniversary, an event that inspired the “Reflections for a better future”. A number of partners work with the gallery to ensure it meets its main objectives and these include the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe, colleges and schools and the Mutare City Council. The latter provided labour for the cleaning up of the gallery site during its 10th anniversary celebrations. Led by its Regional Director, Ms Elizabeth Muusha, NGMZ is also embarking on drives to market the gallery to artists around Mutare. Artists can also take their works to the gallery and if they meet the standards required, they get to be shown to the public. The gallery boasts of works from a number of famous artists in Mutare, the likes of Richard James and 2009 National Arts Merits Award winner, Joseph Mutsura. MEMBERSHIP Comes under the banner of Friends of the Gallery and Fees are as follows:- Students per head $ 10 Artists per head $ 10 Adults per head $ 20 Whole Family $ 30 Schools and colleges $ 50 Companies $ 200 NGZM EXHIBITION CALENDAR 2010 is as follows: Currently on show – Manicaland Show of Arts (MANISA) March end- Manicaland Arts Festival
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