Uganda has sounded a fresh warning over the silent disappearance of its architectural heritage, as policymakers, conservationists, legal scholars and urban planners gathered in Kampala for the Third National Cultural Heritage Conference to confront the growing impact of rapid urbanisation on the country’s historic identity. Held at Fairway Hotel under the theme “Urbanisation without Erasure: Architectural Heritage in Uganda’s Changing Urban Centres,” the conference convened

Photo By Giovanni Astorino The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities through her department of Museums and Monuments together with Makerere University have strengthened Uganda’s position in international heritage preservation and museum innovation following the successful conclusion of the Second SAIMP Project Workshop held in Rome from 2–14 March 2026. The workshop, convened under the Strengthening African–Italian Museum Partnerships (SAIMP) Project, brought togethe

Uganda has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for the 2026 International Museum Day (IMD) celebrations

In a ceremony that drew government officials, researchers, cultural practitioners and members of the public to the Uganda National Museum in Kampala, Uganda, the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities through her department of Museums and Monuments took a bold step toward safeguarding one of its most vital yet endangered forms of heritage, ‘Traditional Medicine” The Traditional Medicine in Transition (TMT) Mobile Museum Exhibition was officially launched in February of

The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has today kick-started a three-day Top Management Retreat in Jinja, bringing together senior leadership from the Ministry, its agencies, boards and key representatives from selected line ministries to deliberate on sector performance, institutional alignment and strategic priorities for Uganda’s tourism development agenda. The retreat, scheduled to run from 18th–20th February 2026, is being held under the theme “Reflecting,

Hon. Martin B. Mugarra, the State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (2nd Left) and Jackie Nyiracyiza the Asst. Commissioner...

caption: Hon. Mutuuzo, Hon. Kyagulanyi and Hon. Kiwanda at the Uganda International Cultural Tourism Festival at the Uganda Museum In a...