The Zanzibar House of Wonders Museum : self-reliance and partnership : a case study in culture and development / Abdul Sheriff and Paul Voogt, with Mubiana Luhila.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction
7 (4)
Zanzibar, Swahili Culture and the Dialogue of Civilisations
11 (4)
The African heritage
11 (1)
The Indian Ocean heritage
12 (1)
The Swahili amalgam
12 (1)
The centrality of Zanzibar
13 (2)
Zanzibar's Heritage and Museums
15 (6)
The natural heritage
15 (1)
Zanzibar's antiquities
16 (2)
The Zanzibar Stone Town
18 (1)
The Zanzibar Museum during the Colonial Period
18 (3)
Plans for a New National Museum Programme
21 (4)
The Archie Walls plan
21 (3)
The Palace Museum
24 (1)
The House of Wonders Museum of the History and Culture of Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast
25 (8)
Early proposals
26 (1)
Enforced self-reliance -- a liberating experience
27 (2)
The pitfalls of dependency
29 (1)
Safeguarding Zanzibar's heritage
30 (3)
Zanzibar Stone Town Exhibition: A Case of Self-reliance and Partnership
33 (8)
The Zanzibar Stone Town -- the story
33 (6)
Self-reliance and partnership
39 (2)
The Approach
41 (6)
Culture-based approach
41 (2)
A 'national' museum?
43 (1)
The politics of representation
44 (3)
Training on the Job by PMDA and KIT: Results
47 (6)
Training approach and justification
47 (1)
Programme and the results
48 (5)
Partnership
53 (8)
The partners
53 (2)
History of the partnership
55 (1)
The partnership explained
55 (6)
The Relevance of The House of Wonders Museum
61 (6)
The relevance of the museum's exhibitions to the people of Zanzibar
61 (4)
The relevance of the museum to (economic) development
65 (2)
The Sustainability of the Project
67 (4)
Lessons to be Learned
71 (2)
About the Authors 73 (2)
Notes 75

Summary:Zanzibar is a small island off the East African coast with a grand history. Its national museum is located in one of the world's most beautiful buildings: The House of Wonders. Between 2000 and 2005 this 19th-century Sultan's Palace was converted into a museum to display the history and culture of Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast. Does such a venture need foreign assistance? And if it does, how to circumvent the pitfalls of dependency? This book describes how Zanzibar managed to marry self-reliance and partnership in the development of its new museum. It provides an interesting case study in culture and development. And it offers a glimpse into Zanzibar's extraordinary history and culture.

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