Nyrobi in Pictures-From a Swamp to a Capital City put together by Dr. Lydia Muthuma an art historian and author of the book Nairobi in Pictures Political Icons 1899-2000’ & Evelyne Wanjkiku, historian and co-author of the book A brief tour of the Buildings of Nairobi in partnership with the Godown Art Centre.
Dates: June 6 – July 7, 2013
Venue: Alliance, Ground Floor Gallery
The exhibition retraces the history of the city of Nairobi through historical photographs from private collections and the National Museums of Kenya as well as recent photographs by Yasuyoshi Chiba and Lydia W. Muthuma.
The exhibition will highlight the growth of Nairobi from a papyrus swamp to present day modern skyscraper city giving historical and architectural information on the city’s built heritage.