Madi Community Museum also known as MCM or Madi Lugbara Cultural Foundation Museum is a community museum located in the Metu trading center in Moyo District, West NileSub-region, Uganda.[1][2][3] It was established in 2014 to collect, document, and preserve the cultural heritage of the Madi people and promote cultural tourism in the region.[4][5]
The Museum was founded in 2014 with support from Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda and it is housed in Metu Court Hall a building which was originally constructed by the British colonial government in 10 November 1953 by Sir Andrew Cohen.[6] Since its inception, the museum has been run as a community-based organization (CBO). A local committee manages it, with backing from community elders, cultural figures, and volunteers. This effort was part of a bigger push in Uganda to set up community museums in rural spots.[6]
Collections
The museum has collections from the Madi people, showing how they lived, what they believed, and what they did. The items include instruments, things they used around the house, hunting equipment, and clothes for special events like O’di, or bow-lyre.[5][7] These are significant to the Madi, both culturally and spiritually. The O’di, or bow-lyre is played it at weddings, funerals, when they're telling stories, celebrating the harvest, and even when they're trying to sort out disagreements. UNESCO even gave it a shout-out in 2016 as something really special and important.[4]
Gallery
Signpost for Madi Community Museum, Metu Subcounty, Moyo District
Python skin at Madi Community Museum
Interior of Madi Lugbara Cultural Foundation Museum
Another interior view of Madi Lugbara Cultural Foundation Museum
Traditional music instruments at Madi Community Museum
Traditional dance headgear and costume at Madi Community Museum
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