{"id":14650,"date":"2011-12-20T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T13:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/?p=14650"},"modified":"2018-11-01T13:30:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T13:30:34","slug":"live-through-history-and-culture-of-zimbabwe-when-you-are-in-harare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/live-through-history-and-culture-of-zimbabwe-when-you-are-in-harare.htm","title":{"rendered":"Live through History and Culture of Zimbabwe when you are in Harare"},"content":{"rendered":"

This yearbook a cheap\u00a0flight to\u00a0Harare<\/a><\/strong> and spend your vacations in the city that speaks loud of its authenticity pertaining to Africa. The capital city of Zimbabwe and the city that has held back its past elegantly is the one calling you to spend your leisure time there. The warm temperate climate of the city welcomes you all around the year so there is less to worry about when to schedule your trip. This mighty city is the commercial, financial and tourist hub of the country. The exotic natural beauty is certainly an inevitable attraction of the African cities and Harare also offers some from the bouquet. And also common to African cities is the rich history and heritage that is gleaming with immense pride.<\/p>\n

There are many notable national landmarks in the capital city of Zimbabwe that narrate tales of the country\u2019s past legacy and present culture and life. Amongst all those in Harare, the National Gallery of Zimbabwe is one of the most celebrated ones. This gallery is dedicated to the contemporary arts and visual heritage of the country. The gallery was designed by a British citizen in the last century.<\/p>\n

There are an outstanding collection of artefacts and exhibits in the gallery attracting in their many visitors. The gallery was initially a remnant of the colonial powers as it was formerly named Gallery of Rhodesia and was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth in the mid-twentieth century. However soon after, the gallery was much more resonant of the authentic culture and heritage of the country rather than the one morphed by the imperialist powers. The gallery is much more representative of the Zimbabwean art which is more of a global kind without any confinement to any nation or race.<\/p>\n

This Gallery is proud to be the local regional and international epicentre for the dynamic representation, thorough presentation and well conservation of Zimbabwe\u2019s contemporary art and visual heritage. The gallery is a boasting example of the pride and integrity of the country which seeks to be the global centre for the presentation of the story of the evolution of the Zimbabwean art from the pre-colonial era to present times.<\/p>\n

The open spaces inside the gallery are ideal for conducting exhibitions over the passage of time that is usually based on a theme or a specific topic. In addition to it there is a permanent National Collection holding of contemporary Zimbabwean arts and artefacts from the pages of history gathered from around the Africa continent. There is also a comprehensive library in the gallery that provides supplementary information about the history and the cultural makeup of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This yearbook a cheap\u00a0flight to\u00a0Harare and spend your vacations in the city that speaks loud of its authenticity pertaining to Africa. The capital city of Zimbabwe and the city that has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_has_post_settings":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-14650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t