Venue: Lusaka National Museum (open Monday to Saturday)
Dates: March to May 2010
Admission fees apply
Walking through the new exhibition of the Lechwe Trust's collection is like walking through time.
Since 1986 the Lechwe Trust has been collecting artwork by Zambian-based artists in order to prevent paintings and sculptures of importance from being removed from the country. Through their work, they have put together an extremely impressive collection of local art as well as sponsoring several artists to go to University or art school. Now some of these artworks are on display at Lusaka National Museum.
The collection is truly comprehensive with works by Henry Tayali and Patrick Mumba, as well as works by more contemporary artists like Zenzele Chulu, Stary Mwaba and David Chirwa. The space has been transformed into a white, minimalist gallery which displays the works beautifully. It is clear that great care has been taken in the selection of these pieces and the body work shows successfully the breadth of subject matter and techniques used by artists in Zambia today.
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