NEW: Opening of Robert Mugabe Museum in Highfield, landmark exhibition to mark INSTAK’s celebrations of Black History Month

President Mnangagwa officiates at the ground breaking ceremony of the Museum of African Liberation in Warren Park, Harare yesterday. Witnessing are Vice President Kembo Mohadi (second from left), Ministers Muchinguri-Kashiri (left) and Kazembe Kazembe (holding a microphone), Museum of African Liberation head of Secretariat Ambassador Kwame Muzavazi (second from right) and Chairperson of the Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK) Prof Simbi Mubako (right). - Pictures: Believe Nyakudjara

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ZIMBABWE-based Pan-African think tank, the Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK), will mark this year’s Black History Month with high-profile national events that celebrate African civilisation, knowledge systems and contributions to humanity.

The 100th anniversary of Black History Month is being celebrated internationally under the theme “A Century of Black History Commemorations”.

INSTAK has lined up key events that demonstrate how Africans and people of African descent were primary authors and shapers of world civilisation.

The first event will be the launch of a major historical exhibition titled “10 000 Years of Civilisation, Technology and Ubuntu” at Heritage Village, Liberation City, Harare, tomorrow.

In a statement yesterday, INSTAK said the exhibition will showcase Africans contributions to various fields of development and civilisation.

“The exhibition presents a curated visual journey celebrating African and Afro-descended people’s contributions to science, architecture, technology, mathematics and several other aspects of civilisation and development,” said INSTAK.

“Senior Government officials, diplomats, academics, cultural leaders and other eminent guests will attend the launch, underscoring the exhibition’s national and international significance.”

The second event will be the official opening of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Museum on February 21, 2026 at RGM House in Highfield, the former private residence of the late founding President of Zimbabwe.

“Beyond memorialisation, the RGM Museum is a strategic cultural asset aimed at promoting township tourism and domestic tourism in the historically significant suburb of Highfield. INSTAK’s Black History Month activities dovetail with its wider mandate to document, preserve and promote African history, heritage and knowledge systems. These efforts include flagship intellectual and archival projects such as the Book of African Records, the Africa Factbook and the Chimurenga/Umvukela Encyclopaedia, all of which seek to reclaim African narratives from distortion, erasure and marginalisation.”