Addis Street Art group has produced a #creative way of reflection on our city’s #AddisAbaba #public urination trend. The #Creative outputs of the team make everyone question the deed of public urination in our #streets.

Thrilled to have an opportunity to talk about African archival practices - welcome :)

Big news. Announcing the discovery of a long-lost part of Ethiopia's Maqdala plunder - a processional cross that has been lying in an English church for the last 150 years. #ethiopia #maqdala #loot #plunder #tewodros #alemayehu #alamayu

At MOLA we’re one of the cultural and heritage institutions involved in this ECR fellowships call with Arts and Humanities Research Council - if you’re interested in developing an application with us, get in touch & meet ብሌን ታዬ - Blen Taye & I at one of the online matchmaking events & London Town Hall.

To appoint a #Geez language lecturer, Princeton announced "Native or near-native fluency in Geez" as essential. Strange that they have now dropped this criteria, making fluency irrelevant. This will likely disadvantage Ethiopians from teaching Geez at Princeton.

በቤተ መዘክር እና የባህል ማዕከላችን አማካኝነት የ127ኛውን የአደዋ የድል በዓል ምክንያት በማድረግ "ፈረሰኛነት በኢትዮጵያ" በሚል ርዕስ ያተዘጋጀውን አውደ ርዕይ በዚህ መልክ Fana Media Corporation S.C. (FMC) ቀርቧል። #yzmuseum Full video👇 youtu.be/Gy-MSwmbys0

Another negative effect could be that some heritage objects are sacred and secret, only to be accessed by people of a particular age, gender, community, etc. Digitisation opens up access to these objects, which neglects the community needs and is a conflict with its history.

We're looking for a Research Associate for MOLA's Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project 'Bartmann Goes Global - the cultural impact of an iconic object in the early modern period'. 12 months (longer if part-time), £31,715–£35,363, closing date Monday 19 Feb mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/33…

NEW: Looted Ethiopian shield due to be auctioned in UK withdrawn after public outcry Campaigners had branded the sale as “unethical” and demanded the historic item was removed. By Sinai Fleary 🇬🇩🇻🇨 voice-online.co.uk/news/2024/02/2…

🚨🚨🚨Very dangerous Take action please.. At least, make the whole world know about this Israeli brutality..

📣 As promised, here is the poster with a link to register on Eventbrite for the FMSEH Annual Conference to be held on the 6th of December 2024 from 9hr CET. eventbrite.com/e/forum-for-me…