NGZ keen on new galleries

NATIONAL Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) chief curator, Raphael Chikukwa, has revealed the gallery’s interest to open a branch in Victoria Falls and described the resort town as very strategic.

Chikukwa said the resort town was very strategic because it was a favourite destination for foreigners with a knack for visiting museums.

Speaking on French President Emmanuel Macron’s commissioned report of 2017 that encourages the return of African artefacts held in French cultural institutions, Chikukwa told NewsDay Life & Style that the return of art looted during the colonial era and taken to Europe and America, would require the construction of new museums.

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