Archive for year: 2015

This full day trip will explore two unique and fascinating places in Naivasha.
Our first stop will be at The Naivasha Owl Centre, started in 2003 with a little Barn Owl called Fulstop who was brought in with a badly damaged wing. This resulted in the owner, Sarah, building an owlery for Fulstop. From there injured or orphaned owls and then eagles and other raptors started to come in.
The centre has a small clinic and works with a veterinary surgeon and a falconer. The birds are treated for injuries and sicknesses or poisoning and are looked after until they fully recover. They are then released either back where they came from (provided it is deemed safe for them) or into the correct type of terrain for them, all under the watchful eye of the KWS.
The birds that are too badly injured or sick to be returned to the wild remain at the centre. In some cases they become teaching birds to help people, particularly children, to understand the importance of birds of prey and the vital role they play in this increasingly dangerous world. The other birds that can be released, but have a fellow injured partner are allowed to breed and their young are then released into the wild.
To culminate our tour, we will visit Elsamere, a nature lover’s paradise with a great variety of bird life, wildlife and splendid flora. This is also a former home of Joy and George Adamson, where history connects with the future as conservation is their main objective.
Activities:
Talk and tour at the Owl Centre, by Sarah Higgins
Birding and nature walk at Elsamere with a professional birder, Washington Wachira, the Project Manager of the
Kenya Bird Mapping Project
Short talk about Joy Adamson
Visit to the Joy Adamson Museum / Gallery

Included:
Transport
Entry charges at Elsamere
Guide fees
Afternoon tea / coffee

Cost;
Members: Adult – Ksh 3,700 and Child under 12 yrs – Ksh 3,250
Non members: Adult Ksh 3,950 and a child under 12 yrs Ksh 3,500

Payment : Mpesa paybill No: 400800, Account No: 6571570019

There are limited spaces for this tour, so please register and pay to secure your space.

What to bring/wear; picnic lunch, identification (passport or national ID), notebook, pen, binoculars, drinking water for the day, wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a hat and a warm fleece (Naivasha can be a bit chilly)

Contact: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

#KidsDigArt

Parents, guardians and teachers, come expose the next generation to the beauty of art.

Art is for all. The Kenya Museum Society invites young people ages 6 and up to a special event, Art Appreciation (Just) for Kids. Using the KMS Affordable Art Show as a backdrop, young people will learn about different art styles showcased in the show through a tour led by David Mwaura / Art without Borders, a local Kenyan artist. Afterwards, while parents, guardians and others browse art for purchase and appreciation, the children will create their own art around a central theme and tap into their creativity inspired by the show.

Saturday 24 October 2015
Hours 10 to 12:30
Tour at 10:15

Fee: 500 Shillings for each child
Please wear clothes for painting and making art

For planning purposes, please RSVP in advance

0724 255 299 or 2339158
info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Annual Second Hand Book Sale2015 Edition

Friday 4 – Saturday 5 September 2015
Nairobi National Museum, Main Courtyard
10.00 am – 4.00 pm on both days

It’s that time of the Year again that you get a chance to revamp your home library.
The KMS Annual Second Hand Book Sale 2015 Edition is here.
Amazing books, assorted magazines, kids books, games, tapes, Dvd’s…from as low as Ksh 50
Don’t miss out the best deal in town!!
Funds raised will go towards supporting the National Museums of Kenya

Note:
KMS still welcomes your donation of books, DVDs, children’s, games and magazines towards the September sale.
You can drop your donation at KMS office, open Mon-Fri from 9 am – 5 pm OR at KMS shop located inside the Nairobi National Museum, open Mon to Sun from 9.30 am – 5 pm

Office Contacts: +254 724 – 255 299 or 020-2339158

Kenya Bird Map half day workshop
By Washington Wachira – Project Manager

Saturday 4 July 2015, 8.00am
Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum

The Kenya Bird Map (http://kenyabirdmap.adu.org.za) is an internet-based bird distribution database that employs citizen science to map the location of birds and describe their distribution in real time.

Bird distributions have changed over the intervening period, primarily because of habitat destruction and noticeable changes in long-term weather patterns, although it’s not known to what extent.

By pooling the efforts of many citizen scientists, the Kenya Bird Map will record the distributions of Kenya’s birds and in so doing, provide a powerful tool for conservation.

With data available for free, the atlas can be conveniently used by researchers, tourists, policy-makers, etc

Expected Impacts

• An early warning system for environmental change by tracking changes in bird distribution and relating them to environmental degradation, climate change, etc.

• Tracking of the timing and patterns of bird migration

• Monitoring population sizes and trends of threatened and endemic bird species

• Provide evidence of bird species’ abundances in Kenya

KBM may also encourage development of atlases for other taxa, such as reptiles, mammals, butterflies, etc.

ENTRY IS FREE

There are limited spaces, so please register by Thursday 2 July 2015

RSVP: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org