1.2008 LAMU CULTURAL FESTIVAL

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME 

DAY/DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY	VENUE
MON 9TH APRIL	10.00 – 11.00AM	·                Talk at Lamu Fort	Lamu Fort
	4.00 – 6.00 PM	·         Bao games (kete, Dama, Dumna)
		·                Bao games (kete, Dama, Dumna)	Town square
	8.00 – 10.30 pm	Preliminaries , Semi & final
		·                Henna Painting & Designing (Ladies only)	Lamu Fort
TUE 10th APRIL	9.00 – 10.00 A.M	·                Adjudication of Kofia competition	Lamu Fort
	10.00 – 11 A.M	·                Talk at Lamu Fort	Lamu Fort
WED 11TH APRIL	9.00 – 10.00 AM	·                Adjudication of Swahili Poetry	Lamu Fort
		·                Donkey race Preliminaries	Sea front
	10.00 – 11.00 AM	·                Talk at Lamu Fort	Lamu Fort
	2.00 – 4.00 PM	·                Dhow race Preliminaries	Sea front
		·                Swimming Competition Preliminaries (Junior, Intermediate & Senior)	Sea front
	4.00 – 6.00 PM	·                Maulidi Cup Football Final	Twaifu F. Ground
THU 12TH APRIL	8.00 – 9.00 AM	·                Cross Country	Sea front
	9.00 – 10.00 AM	·                Donkey Race final	Sea front
	11.00 – 12.00 P.M	·                Official opening of Islamic Calligraphic exhibition/ Ethnographic storageby Hon. Minister Shakombo	Lamu Fort
	2.00 – 4.00 PM	·                Dhow race final	Sea front
		·                Swimming competition final	Sea front
		(Junior, Intermediate & Senior)
	4.00 – 5.00 PM	·                Presentation of Prizes & speeches	Town square

 

 

 

 

NB:  For further information please contact the address below:

P.O. Box 48, Lamu Kenya, Tel/Fax: +254-42-633402 Tel: +254-42-633298

E-mail: lamumuseums@museums.or.ke

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2. MR. GUIDO AST PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION

Currently there is a photographic exhibition which is running at the Lamu Fort featuring Lamu in the 70s. The spectacular collections of photographs were donated by Mr. Guido Ast, who came to Lamu in the 70s as tourist and later worked in the town as a Architectural Consultant during the construction of Lamu market built through the support of GTZ.

In his collection, Mr. Ast captured architectural, cultural, religious, economic and social life of Lamu in the 1970's. The photographs numbering 91, has extensively captured the people, attire, dance, music instruments, jewellery, interior décor, cookery, architecture, carved doors, plaster designs, workshops, maritime activities, shops, the front facade of Lamu and many more….

For history lovers this collection will provide a distinctive look on social, economic and cultural life in the late 70s and rapid development that has taken place over period of 30 years. The photographs that were officially opened by the German Ambassador to Kenya Mr. Bernrd Brown in November of 2005 have apparently enlisted nostalgic memories on the golden days of Lamu.