This archive report was first published on 31 October 2019.
On October 31, 2019, Google and the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) launched a project to digitize and showcase the country's museum collections online.
The Google Arts and Culture project, dubbed 'Utamaduni Wetu: Meet the People of Kenya,' aims to tell stories from 28 communities across the country.
Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage Amina Mohamed said the project is part of the government's one-year plan to digitize Kenya's key museums.
"This will enable audiences explore the country's cultural heritage, which then provides us with a connection to forgotten social values, beliefs and customs," said Ms Mohamed.
With over 10 million specimens, the NMK director-general Mzalendo Kibunja stated that the platform offers a more efficient way for cultural institutions to produce and preserve cultural goods for consumers.
Google Kenya country director Charles Murito said supporting the project highlighted the tech firm's support to preserving and promoting Kenya's culture.
The online exhibition is Google Arts and Culture's most ambitious project in Africa to date, resulting from a one-year large-scale-digitisation exercise.
