Curatorial Work at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Permanent Collection, National Gallery of Zimbabwe , 1993-1995 Tom R. Chambers (USPC Volunteer in the Arts/Guest Curator) performed extensive curatorial work at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. The following exhibitions are just a few of the many he put together from the Gallery's Permanent Collection. Zimbabwean Traditional Artifacts In pre-colonial Zimbabwe , technology and the arts were successfully combined to produce the material requirements of a culture dating back a millenium. The people of Zimbabwe had developed technology appropriate for the manufacture of tools, implements, weapons, vessels, musical instruments and ornaments of all kinds which demonstrate ingenuity and originality, a sophisticated understanding of the natural environment and above all, a quality of life in which cultural values were fully appreciated. They developed a fine sense of aesthetic understanding and examples of this (and can still be found) comprise the Zimbabwean display. This society and