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List of Community Museums in Uganda

Tourists love Uganda for her tropical climate, the beautiful landscape and the fascinating sights and sounds of the countryside. But the magnificent natural sites do not exist in isolation
View a list of community museums across the country

UCOMA QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS

As in any other field or profession, Quality Assurance Standards for community museums in Uganda are generally acceptable levels of attainment that all museums are expected to achieve; they are benchmarks or targets that community museums need to adhere to. The standards provide the means to measure the quality of services provided by a museum to its community and to ensure that the Museums are accountable to each other, their stakeholders, the public and society at large.
Download the standards

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UCOMA QAS 2016 FORM

Rwenzori Sub region Cultural Exhibition

The exhibition was intended to expose Community Museums and their role in protecting and promoting Cultural Heritage in Rwenzori sun region, link community museums and the young people, deepen awareness of the need to promote our cultural heritage as a source of our identity, link Community Museums to potential sources of support including Tour operators, local governments, CSOs and Cultural Institutions in Rwenzori sub region.
Exhibition report

 Articles 

The emerging role of community museums in Uganda 

https://icom.museum/en/news/icom-kyoto-2019-reads-the-emerging-role-of-community-museums-in-uganda/

Documenting and presenting contentious narratives and objects – Experiences from museums in Uganda

https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/2/1/2

Igongo Museum: A collection of Ankole culture and diverse history

https://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/Igongo-Museum-collection-Ankole-culture-diverse-history/688610-5402438-format-xhtml-fclrm/index.html

Community museums preserving culture, history in Uganda

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/commodities/igongo-museum-a-collection-of-ankole-culture-and-diverse-history-1867354

You can also visit resources on community museums by the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU)