Horniman Museum and Gardens, in London, will showcase various Kenyan archeologists who have remained in the shadows as their counterparts receive accolades.
Titled Ode to the Ancestors: Kenyan Archeology, the exhibition will commemorate and celebrate the African Kenyan archeologists whose names are absent from archeological archives.
The exhibition sought to uncover and celebrate those whose work remains unrecognised.
In collaboration with professionals and conservators at the Kenya National Museums, several unrecognised Kenyan archaeologists will be uncovered.
It will run until December 2023 and the exhibition is free but visitors are encouraged to book in advance.
"The exhibition includes a small display of artifacts excavated at a site called Gamble’s Cave in 1931," read part of the public notice.
One of the archeologists highlighted was Sherry Davis, a former Community Action Researcher at the Horniman.
Davis noted that through the exhibition, she will reclaim her family history, especially her father Karisa Ndurya who was involved in the excavation of ancient monuments n the country from the 1940s and 70s.
"When I visited Fort Jesus in Mombasa, I noticed that the lack of acknowledgment was not an isolated circumstance, but that there are a number of African Kenyans who have undertaken important work around the built heritage who deserve to be credited," she stated.
Interestingly, a similar exhibition will be held in Fort Jesus in Mombasa, a popular tourist attraction in the country offering a glimpse of past events.
Smaller exhibition of ancient objects from the Horniman collection excavated in 1931 at the Gamble's Cave at the Rift Valley will also be featured.
