2015 – Page 2 – Kenya Museum Society

Safari – The Tugen and Cherangani Hills, 25 – 28 June 2015

12/06/2015

The Tugen and Cherangani Hills

25 – 28 June (3 nights)

The hills and Kerio valley offer superb scenery. The Tugen range is heavily forested; the Cheranganis are heavily farmed except for the peaks, but both are spectacular. As the end of the rainy season approaches both ranges should be lush and green. The descent into Kerio valley offers breathtaking views. The whole area also has prolific birdlife.

We shall stay at the simple but very nice Sego Club. It has a small pool and a rooftop veranda with 360 degree views of the Tugen hills and the Elgeyo escarpment. We have our sundowners on the rooftop under a tree!

Programme

Thur – A stop in Nakuru to see Menangai crater, the second largest caldera on earth. Drive into the Tugen Hills, visit Kipsaraman museum. Picnic lunch. Dinner at Sego.

Fri – After breakfast pass through the Kimwarer mining area, explore the dramatic gorge at Chebloch. Picnic lunch at Chebloch. Continue to Rimoi park. It has elephant and nearby is Lake Kamnarok. I have been assured the road into the park has improved. Dinner at Sego.

Sat – Drive into the beautiful Cherangani hills. Time permitting members can walk up to the dreamy Torok waterfall (4km uphill). Yet another picnic lunch! Dinner at Sego.

Sun – Depart for Nairobi after breakfast. Short stop in Nakuru.

Cost : 10,600 ksh pp sharing. Single rooms available: supplement 1,000ksh pppd

Mpesa Paybill: 400800, Followed by Account No. 657 157 0019

Included – Half board at Sego.

Not included – Entry to Kipsaraman museum and Rimoi park (very minor sums) and
Transport.

Carry picnic lunches.

Book and pay now.

Contacts: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Postponement of the Scavenger Hunt at Nairobi National Museum

29/05/2015

We regret to inform you that we have had to postpone the Scavenger Hunt, scheduled for this Saturday 13 June 2015, 9.30 am, due to few group sign ups.

We will set a new date in August and let you know as soon as possible.

Please accept our apologies.

Contacts: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Talk by Dr. Jane Goodall

25/05/2015

Reasons for Hope

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Talk

DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, Great Apes Survival Partnership(GRASP) Ambassador and UN Messenger of Peace.

What have we learned, what do we not yet know?
How can we expand our knowledge and use it better for the benefit of people?
Join Dr. Goodall as she expounds on our knowledge of the connections shared among people, wildlife and our environment.

Tuesday 14 July 2015, from 7.00 pm

Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum

Refreshments & tickets sale from 5.30 pm
Doors open at 6.30 pm – Talk at 7:00 pm
Ksh 600 KMS member
Ksh 800 Guest
MPESA No: 400800 Account no: 6571570019

Advance tickets available at the KMS office, open Mon – Fri, 9 am -5 pm or at the KMS Shop, open Mon-Sun, 9.30 am – 5 pm
Contacts: 0724 255299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Children’s Day Outing – Japan Information and Culture Centre, Embassy of Japan

16/04/2015

Children’s Day Outing
Wednesday 29 April 2015
Japan Information and Culture Centre, Embassy of Japan

Activities

* Introductory clip on Japan and its culture
* Origami – the Japanese art of paper folding
* Shodo – Japanese calligraphy
* Traditional Japanese Game
* 1 or 2 Japanese Songs
* Robot show

Cost:

KMS Member Child – Ksh 900
Non Member Child – Ksh 1,000

MPESA no: 400800 Account no: 6571570019

Included;
Transport
Water
Juice
Paper & pencils

What to bring – snacks
Age: 6 years and above
We will meet at 12.45 pm at the Kenya Museum Society Office.
All the children will be brought back to the Museum office after the outing and will be picked up from 4 pm

Talk – Kenya’s Changing Cultures, By Prof. Godfrey Muriuki

02/04/2015

Kenya’s Changing Cultures
The Rich Complexity of Kenya’s Cultures, Past, Present and Future

By Prof. Godfrey Muriuki
Visiting Professor, St Lawrence University, Canton, New York, Kenya Semester Programme,
Elder of the order of the Burning Spear

Saturday 11 April 2015, 4pm
Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum

Kenyans have many shared histories, memories and cultural traditions that link different communities and characterize what Kenya is today – a rich heterogeneous society.
Professor Muriuki will highlight selected cultural characteristics of the Kenyan people before the colonial period and discuss some of the changes that have occurred from the colonial period to the present.

Refreshments for sale at 3:15pm – Talk at 4:00pm

Donation:

Ksh 200 Citizen or Student
Ksh 400 KMS member
Ksh 500 Guest
MPESA no: 400800 Account no: 6571570019

Tickets: 0724 255299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Meru National Park – April 30 – May 3

20/03/2015

Meru National Park
April 30 – May 3
Meru is one of Kenya’s most beautiful parks. Blessed with several rivers, it has diverse landscapes of riverine forests, swamps and doum palms. The southern boundry is formed by the majestic Tana river where the surrounding area is dry scrubland. Because of the low altitude the evenings are warm and the sky full of stars. Game in the park includes elephant, cheetah and a rhino sanctuary.
Meru is the area where the Adamsons released their most famous lioness Elsa back into the wild. We shall visit the graves of Pippa and Elsa, though the latter may be inaccessible. There will be a 40-minute talk on the Adamsons. We may also visit the Adamson bridge on the Tana river.
Route : We shall take a circular route round Mt Kenya. We go via Meru town . Nearby we shall visit a fossil site. Our coffee break will be at the Pig and Whistle, an old colonial watering hole. We return via Nanyuki.
We shall stay at the warden’s charming old house, with its spacious verandas. There is often game around the house. There is a swimming pool nearby which we can use…if we have time!
Because of the bed arrangement there have to be 4 couples. There are two single rooms. Total number the house can accommodate is 10 persons.
Cost : 14,800ksh.
Information : There is a lot written by the Adamsons as well as about them. Some of the books are available in the KMS library. Also recommended is an exhibition of Joy Adamson’s paintings on at the Nairobi Museum.
Book and pay now to avoid disappointment

Contact: 0724 255 299 or 2339158

info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

ANNOUNCEMENT OF KMS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 22 APRIL 2015

11/03/2015

ANNOUNCEMENT OF KMS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 22 APRIL 2015
FROM HONORARY SECRETARY, DR. MARLA STONE

You are kindly asked to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Kenya Museum Society Wednesday, 22 April, at 6:15 pm at the Louis Leakey Auditorium. See the agenda below. Wine, juice and bitings will be provided from 5:45 pm.

The meeting will start at 6:15 pm, followed by a 30-minute documentary film at 7pm titled My Kenya @ 50 – Our Sporting and Cultural Heritage. It is a documentary compiled by the Festival of Friendship (FoF) to capture and preserve the contributions and experiences of the Asian community in Kenya.

Any member who wishes to nominate officers or other Council members is encouraged to contact the KMS office by email or phone. Any member who wishes to submit a resolution at the Annual General Meeting must do so by sending it in writing by Wednesday, 8th April to the Honorary Secretary, Dr. Marla Stone, via the KMS email (info@kenyamuseumsociety.org). Self nominations are welcome, but they must be submitted in writing and seconded by another KMS member.

Please confirm your attendance on or before Monday, 13th April by email (info@kenyamuseumsociety.org) or phone (020 3743808, 0724 255299 or wireless 020 2339158). If your membership has lapsed or will soon lapse you may renew prior to the beginning of the meeting. Though all categories of members are encouraged to attend, only paid-up members, exclusive of student members, visitor members, NMK special category members, and KMS staff, will be able to vote on any issues.

The agenda for the AGM will be as follows:
1. Opening of Meeting
2. Approval of Minutes of 2014 AGM
3. Chairperson’s Report
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. New Business
a. Election of officers and other Council members
b. Appointment of auditor
c. Additional new business
6. Adjournment

Easter Safari – Western Kenya, Lake Victoria and Kakamega Forest

10/03/2015

Western Kenya, Lake Victoria and Kakamega Forest
2-6 April, 2015
This 5 day trip will be part historic and part nature. We shall cover some of the history of the Railway in Western Kenya and visit the interesting stations of Londiani, Kipkelion and Fort Ternan.
We stay for 2 nights at Kwessos house. Built in the 1920’s it is a charming home with extensive gardens and a heated swimming pool. We can have long walks on the 3,000 acre estate, visit a waterfall and a dam. Horse riding is available at 1,500ksh an hour. For the more experienced riders there is a cross-country course.
On 4 April we proceed to Kisumu and have lunch by the lake. After lunch we go to Kakamega forest. It is a remnant of the great rainforests that once stretched from western Africa across to the eastern shores. We shall stay two nights at the serene, old fashoined Rondo Retreat. The next day there will be a walk in the forest.
Return to Nairobi on 6 April.
Cost: 24,800 Ksh pp sharing
Included: Kwessos House 1 day FB and 1 day HB. Rondo Retreat FB.
Not Included: transport, cost of the forest walk.
Route: Nairobi-Nakuru-Londiani-Kipkelion-Homa Lime-Kisumu -Kakamega-Nairobi
Carry a picnic lunch for the first day. On Monday we can have a short stop in Nakuru for snacks.
Book and pay now. It is Easter weekend and lodges demand early payment.

There is room for 12 persons only.
Contacts; 0724 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

A guided tour of the African Heritage House, Athi River

10/03/2015

A guided tour of the African Heritage House, Athi River
By Alan Donovan
Saturday 28 March 2015

The African Heritage House was conceived by Alan Donovan based on the indigenous architectures he encountered from his many trips through Africa.
Overlooking the Nairobi National Park, this house is described by the prestigious Architectural Digest as “an architecture rising from the serene Kenyan plain like an outcropping of earth, a vision of usefulness informed by the African genius for decoration.”
The house, apart from housing an art collection spanning 50 years from all over Africa, is a piece of art itself, and remains of immeasurable cultural value to all Africans and indeed the whole human race.
PS: On 26 January 2015, African Heritage House was gazetted as a National Monument.

Included:

• Entry fee
• Guided tour
• Transport
• Tea/coffee & snacks

Cost
KMS member Ksh 2,400 Member Child Ksh 2,050
Non member Ksh 2,700 Non member Child Ksh 2,250

FREE for Children below 5 yrs
Mpesa Paybill No: 400800, Account No: 6571570019

Book and pay by Monday 23 March 2015

Contacts; 0724 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Primate Species Research Offers Help in Human Reproductive Health

13/02/2015

Kenya Museum Society and National Museums of Kenya

Present

Primate Species Research Offers Help in Human Reproductive Health

By Daniel Chai Chivatsi, BVM, MSc.

Senior Veterinary Pathologist / Researcher and ActingHead, Animal Sciences Institute of Primate Research, Karen

Saturday 28 February 2015, 4pm

Nairobi National Museum, Louis Leakey Auditorium

The Institute of Primate Research (IPR) is the largest in Africa in terms of capacity to hold and maintain

non-human primates used for research. The discovery of basic human reproductive health solutions from cervical cancer to endometriosis can arise from IPR’s research on baboons.

Other highlights of the presentation include the specific contributions of IPR, the importance of biomedical research in Kenya and IPR’s commitment to animal welfare in research.

Donation: Ksh 200 Citizen or Student

Ksh 400 KMS member

Ksh 500 Guest

MPESA no: 400800 Account no: 6571570019

Refreshments for sale from 3:15pm; Presentation at 4:00pm

Tickets: 0724 255299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org