The Livingstone Museum marked an impressive milestone last year, celebrating 90 years of preserving history since its founding in 1934. This treasure trove of African heritage began as a bold idea in 1930, championed by Moffat Thomson, the visionary Secretary of Native Affairs. With just £100 in hand, Thomson set out to gather cultural artifacts from every corner of Northern Rhodesia, planting the seeds for what would become one of Zambia’s most cherished cultural institutions. The vision of a museum remained just an idea until 1934 when Sir Hubert Young, the Governor of Northern Rhodesia, breathed life into it. According to Livingstone Museum Director Victoria Chitungu, it was his decision to showcase the collections to the public that transformed the...