For a while now, Henry Mzili Mujunga has shown a sense of leadership amongst his fellow artists. But like time has shown, much of the art he does today is project-driven; there is always a mission to his work.

Presently, as a member of the Kampala Arts Trust, he is pushing for an art museum. "It will help us preserve the best art works for the future generations," said Mujunga. This project has been on Mujunga's mind since 2008 and together with other artists has met donors and non-governmental organizations with an eye for art to help them set up the museum.

Contacts like Alliance Francaise and Uganda German Cultural Society have resulted in the annual street art festival, in which Mujunga has been heavily involved since 2007. That has helped give art a popular face in society because even the smallest of artists gets exposure. But now, with a museum, Mujunga says it provides an opportunity for a more organized setting where one can find the Ugandan culture in drawings, paintings or craft hundreds of years from now.

It is obvious that what artists in the 1960s used to draw is different from what an artist today draws. But if you are to look for old art today depicting the pre-colonial, colonial and early post-independence times, one would be hard-pressed to find any. Comparisons of art then and now are good because they allow the preservation of the past simply because art tells the story.

"In most developed countries, the national art museum is there to also help sell an artist's work," said Mujunga. In the meantime, Mujunga, together with colleagues worked together to produce the Start journal last year. It is this publication that gives information about the trends in the Ugandan art industry. He has also produced pieces to promote the respect for a green environment.