Art for Gorillas

Category: Art of Conservation (AoC) | Date: Jul 30 2008 | By: Julie

One group coming in - one group going out. This is how it was with groups of Kigali school children on their field trips to Kandt House Natural History Museum.
Art from our last 3-month course from local communities surrounding Parc National des Volcans (PNV) is on display along with the museum’s permanent exhibits.

Green Hills Academy gave their visiting children a long list of questions:
1. Name of the museum…
2. Location of the museum…
3. Whose home is now the national history museum?
4. Mention any two parts of Rwanda that were explored by Richard Kandt.
5. How did he die?
6. What is a rock?
7. Name the examples of rocks on display…
8. Name five national parks found in Rwanda…
9. Name five main volcanos…
10. When did Nyamulagira volcano erupt?
11. Where do the volcanic bombs come from?
12. State the influence of volcanic mountains on man’s activities…
13. What is unusual about how river Mukungwa flows?
14. What type of vegetation is on display?
15. Name three of each of the following from Rwanda
a) Reptiles
b) Birds
c) Mammals
16. What skills are required to protect the environment?
17. What attitude is being developed in our society toward the environment?
18. What is your responsibility in trying to keep/conserve the environment?

After viewing Art of Conservation’s exhibit as well as the museum’s permanent collection, students ponder questions and draw gorillas on the patio of the Kandt House.

I always loved taking field trips while I was in school.

APACOPE Secondary School students with Eric concentrating on the interactive sheet.
Photo by Sophia Milosevic Bijleveld - 2008.

Three boys on the patio of the museum.
Photo by Sophia Milosevic Bijleveld - 2008.

Valerie, Eric, Fahad, and I wish to thank Sophia and the rest of the Kandt House Natural History Museum staff for the wonderful opportunity to exhibit art at the museum and the chance to interact with Kigali school children and their teachers. It was such a positive experience for us all.

For those of you coming to Kigali, the museum is open everyday 9:00 - 5:00 except 1 January, 7 April, 1 May, and 4 July. Art of Conservation’s temporary exhibit is up for the next few months. Hope you can visit!

Julie

Tags: Art of Conservation (AoC), Rwanda Park & Tourism (ORTPN)