Museum Ingabo

Contemporary Storytelling & Art Museum for Humanity | First Private museum in Rwanda | Sun - Fri | 9am - 7pm | PROJECTS: @artformemories #AbanartProject

[Museum Ingabo @MuseumIngabo]

We were pleased to welcome students from @alueducation for an educational tour of the Museum. Led by our Founder and Director, @Kingabo_ , the visit offered a unique opportunity to explore Rwanda’s history through the lens of art and storytelling.

Thank you @alueducation

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

I had the great pleasure of sharing with students from @sciencespo on their project, “Kwibukast,” alongside distinguished educators and researchers such as Boubacar Boris Diop, Juliette Bour, Hélène Dumas, and many others.

It was a remarkable masterpiece and a meaningful exchange of ideas, memory, and reflection. 🙏🏿🤍

@sciencespo #Kwibukast

@MuseumIngabo , @ArtforMemories

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

Archive – 2024
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As we are temporarily closed, we look forward to our reopening. Throughout its journey, Museum Ingabo served as a place of creation, exploration, and artistic exchange for our community.

More than a museum, it became a space where ideas were nurtured, stories were shared, and creativity found its voice.

As we prepare for a new chapter, we cannot wait to welcome you into another space to explore, create, and imagine together once again.

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

Archive – 2025

During our time of service as a museum, one of our core missions was to share stories through art and help people better understand our culture and history.

We were delighted to host the exchange program of @alueducation and the University of Washington @UofWA at @MuseumIngabo .

As we reflect on these meaningful moments, we remain grateful for everyone who walked through our doors, engaged with our collections, and became part of our journey.

We look forward to welcoming you again somewhere else, in a new space, with the same commitment to art, learning, and community.

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

THE RIVERS KNOW
King NGABO, 2026

The rivers know where they come from.
They rise from distant sources, mountains, valleys, hidden terrains, flowing north to south, east to west. Though shaped by different paths, they do not remain apart. They move toward one another, and ultimately, they meet in the same ocean.

The rivers do not question their convergence.

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

Archive - 2025
INZIRA Y’INZITANE
The Story of Rwanda
KING NGABO, 2024
@MuseumIngabo

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

Archive – 2026

As we prepare to reopen the museum, we are reminded that our mission of teaching, inspiring, and connecting communities through art remains as essential as ever. We look forward to welcoming you again soon and sharing the next chapter of this journey as we continue our preparations.

See you again soon. @MuseumIngabo

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

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[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

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[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS — ART WEEK KIGALI 2026

Artists are invited to apply for the first edition of ART WEEK KIGALI, a contemporary art festival bringing together painters, sculptors, photographers, digital artists, and installation artists within a sacred space dedicated to contemporary art in Kigali.

To apply, send:
• Artist Bio
• Portfolio
• Artist Statement
• Artwork Images

Email: [email protected]

ART WEEK KIGALI 2026

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

ART WEEK KIGALI
Edition I - July 2026

Open Call:
May 21 - June 15, 2026
Kigali

Open to Rwandan Contemporary Artists, as well as artists who are not from Rwanda but are living in Rwanda or neighboring countries.

Send your Portfolios : [email protected]

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

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Museum Ingabo - 2024

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

COMMUNITY PROJECTS OF MUSEUM INGABO

While @MuseumIngabo is temporarily closed, our space has remained a home for creative expression, historical reflection, and community engagement through contemporary art and storytelling.

Over the years, we initiated three projects that worked closely with our community:

1. ART FOR MEMORIES ( @ArtforMemories )
A digital platform preserving the memory of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi through art. The project exists as both a mobile and web application: https://t.co/dRrfHJIyAO
Supported by BRD and IBUKA.

2. ABANART PROJECT
An initiative introducing art education to children in public schools across Rwanda. Through outreach programs in rural communities, we introduce children to art and creative careers. Selected students are later invited to Kigali for educational visits to Museum Ingabo, libraries, the Parliament of Rwanda, the Campaign Against Genocide Museum (CAG Museum), and other creative spaces.

3.INKURU LAB
An incubation program for young people in literary and performing arts. Through this initiative, we have hosted university students in creative arts for internships, offering them a month of learning and professional experience at Museum Ingabo.

While the museum remains closed, we encourage everyone to download ART FOR MEMORIES and share it with friends and family.

We look forward to reopening Museum Ingabo again, and continuing to serve our community through art, memory, and education.

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

As @MuseumIngabo remains temporarily closed, we take this moment to express our sincere gratitude to the many local and international schools, universities, and institutions that visited the museum for research, learning, and cultural engagement through Contemporary Art and Storytelling.

We were honored to welcome prestigious institutions such as @Harvard, @UW, @Baylor, @alueducation, @RICA_Rwanda, @ughe_org, @Kepler_College, and the Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College.

Your trust in the educational and cultural value of the arts has been deeply meaningful to us and to the wider creative community.

We remain committed to our mission, and we look forward to welcoming you again in the near future.

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the former President of Liberia said:

‘’The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.’’

We have been working on this vision of « MUSEUM INGABO, A Contemporary Art & Storytelling Museum for Humanity » and this is the architectural plan of what we hope to build in Rwanda 🇷🇼

More than a museum, it is imagined as a living cultural space: a Research Institute, a Library, Art Residencies, an Amphitheater, creative studios, and many other spaces dedicated to art, memory, dialogue, and humanity.

What began as a dream is slowly becoming a vision with foundations.

And SOON, it will stand, not only as a building, but as a home for stories, creativity, history, and future generations.

It is a DREAM.
And it will come true.

@MuseumIngabo

Architect designer : Jim MGS 🇫🇷

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[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

A Museum is beyond walls and buildings.
It is about community, culture, history, art, and souls.

A Museum shapes time not necessarily through millions of people, but through the few who return to transform their communities.

Today marks the temporary closure of @MuseumIngabo in its current space, a place that remains far smaller than the vision we carry.

But Museum Ingabo cannot be shut down by the loss of walls or buildings.
Its spirit lives in memory, creativity, conversations, and the people it has touched.

This is not the end.
It is only a transition.

See you soon, elsewhere.

#MuseumIngabo

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[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

PUBLIC STATEMENT :

TO OUR ART COMMUNITY AND VISITORS 🤍❤️ @MuseumIngabo

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

I can’t forget this day. It was in the early days of @MuseumIngabo, when we hosted students from Glory Academy. Unexpectedly, Hon. @rukumbura_john and Hon. @gmukabalisa paid a surprise visit to the museum.

The conversation between the Members of Parliament and the future Members of Parliament at Museum Ingabo was truly inspiring to witness.

Since then, we have welcomed universities from around the world, scholars, and many others who continue to engage with our work.

I remain deeply grateful for the support and encouragement they gave me, word that continues to guide me throughout this journey.

ART CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.

[Museum Ingabo @MuseumIngabo]

We had the pleasure of welcoming @vitalreadings to the Museum for the conclusion of their KWIBUKA 32 program. The visit was guided by @Kingabo_ , Founder and Artistic Director of the Museum.

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

Grateful to be featured by @UNESCO in World Heritage.

Through the project « ART FOR MEMORIES » , a digital platform dedicated to preserving the memory of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi through art.

You can download ART FOR MEMORIES on your phone or visit https://t.co/dRrfHJIyAO.

@ArtforMemories

My sincere thanks to @BRDbank and @Ibuka_Rwanda for their invaluable support..

@IntekoyUmuco , @MasozeraRobert

[King Ngabo @Kingabo_]

THE RIVERS KNOW
KING NGABO, 2026
MUSEUM INGABO

The rivers know where they come from.
They rise from distant sources, mountains, valleys, hidden terrains, flowing north to south, east to west. Though shaped by different paths, they do not remain apart. They move toward one another, and ultimately, they meet in the same ocean.

The rivers do not question their convergence.

VISIT THE EXHIBITION AT @MuseumIngabo
Sun - Fri
09- 06