Set to take place from 23-26 July 2025 at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi, this hybrid event will explore how communities and practitioners are engaging with technology to document, preserve, and reinterpret cultural heritage.
The event promises to examine the ethical, social and policy dimensions of this work by bringing together policy makers, creatives, researchers, students and practitioners from Kenya, the Global South and the UK. By fostering connections between the creative, academic and heritage sectors, this symposium is an opportunity to share knowledge and build connections.
Across the in-person and virtual programming, discussion areas will include space to explore the role of AI in cultural documentation, digital tools for audience development, community rights in the digital space and more.
Attendees can expect key note speeches, spotlight talks, interactive panels and presentations, as well as film screenings, folklore games and youth-led sessions.
'We are pleased to be able to showcase some of the activities of CPF projects in the British Council's Cultural Heritage Symposium in Nairobi. The symposium will explore the intersection of cultural heritage and digital technology, discussing themes very relevant to our heritage protection work. The CPF exhibition stands include oral histories and traditions from the West Bank and Gaza, storytelling and folk songs from South Sudan and indigenous food and recipes from Nepal - and how this valuable heritage is being safeguarded in creative ways.'
Stephanie Grant, Director of the Cultural Protection Fund
