Kitgum Museum for Peace and War Archive

Kitgum, Uganda
2010- under construction


Open Museum

The Kitgum Museum for Peace and War Archive is conceived as both a memorial to the victims of the civil conflicts in Uganda and as a museum space for cultural heritage. A new exhibition space in the form of a circular path serves as the primary organization element of the museum, connecting outdoor spaces and engaging the existing surrounding buildings. The path architecturally is conceived as an open space. It serves as a curatorial device that allows for individual freedom- freedom of movement, interaction and ultimately the framing and interpretation of events. Visitors will create different narratives and interpretations as they are given the freedom to encounter the material as they wish. Within the larger built conditions of the site, the exhibition as path unites disparate buildings and programs, allowing for new interactions and possibilities such as a market space, open air stage, a memorial garden and other programs. This pathway structure encloses a central public courtyard as a space of reflection and reconciliation, in memory of the victims of Northern Uganda’s long term fighting.  

In collaboration with David Salazar

Project Team: Andrew Amarra (Project Architect), Landry Smith, Edgar Muhairwe, Olivia Ahn, Gabriel Bollag, Iddo Ginat, Ian Kaplan, Jeremy Jacinth, Jeremiah Joseph, Harry Murzyn, Louis Rosario.

Client: The Beyond Juba Project, Refugee Law Project. The Human Rights and Peace Centre and The Faculty of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Chris Donlan (Director); Moses Chrispus OKELLO (Project Coordinator, Senior Research Advisor); Andrew Simbo (Program Manager)

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