Lechwe Trust Art Gallery Travel Guide: Top Sights in Zambia, Tours &

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Lechwe Trust Art Gallery- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Zambia; 5 Reviews

Suggested Duration: 2 hours

The Lechwe Trust Art Gallery in Lusaka brings to life more than three decades of dedication to Zambia's visual arts. Established in 1986 by artists Cynthia Zukas, Henry Tayali and Bente Lorenz, the Lechwe Trust began by offering scholarships, commissioning works and preserving cultural heritage through a growing collection now exceeding 340 paintings, sculptures, ceramics and drawings. With its own gallery space opening in 2018 in Rhodes Park, the Trust now offers continuous public access to rotating selections from this expansive collection—a transformation from its former storage in metal containers. Inside the airy layout of the Lechwe Trust Art Gallery, visitors encounter landmark works that vividly echo Zambia's artistic evolution and national story. Among these is "Destiny", a striking painting by Henry Tayali that captures themes of identity and urban struggle through a crowded scene of figures laboring beneath a looming cityscape. The gallery also highlights contemporary and historically important artists such as Agnes Buya Yombwe and William Bwalya Miko, presenting both heritage and fresh narratives that mirror Zambia's post-colonial pulse.

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Reviews of Lechwe Trust Art Gallery

Robert Serpell

5
Reviewed: 2025-05-05

Lechwe Trust Gallery is a wonderful public resource for making known artistic creations by Zambian visual artists, young and old. Founded by the late philanthropists artist Cynthia Zukas and Simon Zukas, the gallery houses a magnificent collection of paintings and sculptures matched in artistic quality by few others (perhaps only the collections at Chamimuka and the Henry Tayali gallery in the Lusaka Showgrounds), and is sustained by excellent curation of the exhibitions. It is always a great delight to visit, especially in the company of young Zambian aspiring artists and art appreciators. Visitors to Zambia should be encouraged to include the Lechwe Trust gallery as a "must see" item on their itinerary ! And we Zambians should encourage the local youth to drop in and see for themselves. Thank you curators an managers of the Lechwe Trust for your public service, and for sustaining the wise policy set by the Founders of making access free for all. RS
Chiluba Nsanta

5
Reviewed: 2025-02-20

Great artistic gallery and beautiful displays next to none
Eunice Kb

5
Reviewed: 2024-03-07

Absolutely 10/10 for the art lover. The exhibition we found had a lot of sculptures, very beautiful drawings, and it was such a serene place to just be in. My friend and I were the only ones that day. The man at the reception was so sweet Absolutely wonderful human being.
Dexter Chilala

5
Reviewed: 2024-02-02

There are always art works on display at Lechwe Art Gallery. In addition to the normal display of art, they hold about two to three exhibitions a year to promote a particular theme. For those in love with art, thats the place to visit. The art pieces are nicely arranged and there is always somebody to explain the origin of the art pieces. There is no charge for entry into the gallery, it's free. You buy some of them artworks that are on exhibition.
Tumo “Adiva” Maokisa

5
Reviewed: 2023-04-07

Agnes' Parliament exhibition was insightful. I was lucky enough to get an overview of the concepts that inspired the pieces from her.