# CIMAM Annual Conference

- Dates: 20 November 2026 to 22 November 2026
- Location: National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Organiser: CIMAM

## About

The 58th CIMAM Annual Conference will take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, from November 20 to 22, 2026. It focuses on museums operating beyond traditional limits through the theme of repair across cultures, ecologies, and knowledges. The event is for directors, curators of modern and contemporary art museums, and independent professionals.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.cimam.org/cimam-annual-conference/annual-conference-2026-harare/)
- [Registration](https://www.cimam.org/cimam-annual-conference/annual-conference-2026-harare/registration-fees-to-cimam-2026/)
- [Agenda](https://www.cimam.org/cimam-annual-conference/annual-conference-2026-harare/2026-content-committee/)

## Topics

- Arts & Crafts
- Education & Training
- History

## Speakers

- Gabi Ngcobo, Director, Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- David Teh, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Thembinkosi Goniwe
- Neema Githere, Writer, Artist, Relational Architect, Studio Nkisi, Nairobi, Kenya
- Inga Lāce, Curator, Almaty Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Hamza Walker, Director, The Brick, Los Angeles, United States
- Mandivamba Rukuni, Director, Professor Mandivamba Rukuni Consultancy, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Anawana Haloba
- Eva Lin, Director, mt.project, Taipei, Taiwan
- Meleko Mokgosi
- Esther Chipashu
- Memory Biwa, Historian and Artist, Windhoek, Berlin, Germany

## Sponsors and partners

- Highlerlife Foundation

## Where to stay

- **Colclare**: serviced apartment, 1.2 km from the venue, 146 Seke Road
- **Block 3 matapi**: hostel, 1.8 km from the venue, block 3 Harare Road, 0000
  - Phone: 0775444588
- **Block 7 matapi**: hostel, 1.8 km from the venue, block 7 Harare Road
- **Home**: hostel, 1.9 km from the venue

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