Editing Harare (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:Entrance_to_the_National_Gallery_of_Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|left|National Gallery of Zimbabwe]]
Harare has a strong cultural and artistic scene that often responds to ongoing economic and political crises, offering opportunities for satire, experimentation, and reinvention. While authors and musicians such as [[Doris Lessing]], [[Petina Gappah]] and [[Thomas Mapfumo]] have long criticized the corruption and shortcomings of the Smith and Mugabe governments, the emergence of protest and critical theatre since 2000 has invigorated the local arts scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://africanarguments.org/2019/01/rest-in-power-oliver-mtukudzi-tuku-music-legend-pan-african-trailblazer/|title=Rest in Power: Oliver Mtukudzi, music legend and pan-African trailblazer|date=25 January 2019}}</ref> Actors, directors and artists have joined musicians and writers in criticizing political maleficence and audiences have rallied behind them, making the local theatre and art scene one of the most vibrant in the [[southern hemisphere]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.onetel.net.uk/~herbertroese/africa4.htm |title=Modern Sculptures from Zimbabwe |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123061434/http://web.onetel.net.uk/~herbertroese/africa4.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The city is also the site of the [[Harare International Festival of the Arts]] (HIFA), which has featured such acclaimed artists as Cape Verdean singer [[Sara Tavares]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hifa.co.zw/|title=What's Next..." reflecting a sense of positive progress|publisher=hifa.co.zw|access-date=6 June 2013|archive-date=26 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626031219/http://www.hifa.co.zw/|url-status=dead}}</ref> HIFA was cancelled in 2019, and it is unclear whether it has been held in subsequent years.<ref name="machaya">{{cite web |last1=Machaya |first1=Prince |title=HIFA cancelled, organisers say Zimbabwe has other 'important issues' |url=https://www.zimlive.com/hifa-cancelled-organisers-say-zimbabwe-has-other-important-issues/ |website=Zimbabwe News Now |access-date=8 July 2024 |date=15 February 2019}}</ref>

Harare is home to several notable museums and monuments. The [[National Gallery of Zimbabwe]] exhibits Shona art and stone sculpture. The [[Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences]] near [[Rotten Row, Harare|Rotten Row]] documents the archaeology of [[Southern Africa]] through the Stone Age and into the Iron Age. Artifacts, newspapers, and other items from milestones in Zimbabwe's history can be found at the National Archives. The [[National Heroes' Acre (Zimbabwe)|Heroes' Acre]] is a burial ground and national monument, whose purpose is to commemorate both pro-independence fighters killed during the Rhodesian Bush War and contemporary Zimbabweans who have served their country and are buried at the site.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Private cultural institutions include [[Chapungu Sculpture Park]] in the Msasa Park neighborhood, which displays the work of Zimbabwean stone sculptors. It was founded in 1970 by Roy Guthrie, who was instrumental in promoting the work of its sculptors worldwide.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} One notable example of architecture in Harare is the [[Eastgate Centre, Harare|Eastgate Centre]], a shopping mall with an innovative design, located equidistant from Unity Square and Borrowdale.