School of African Heritage

News highlights [July 01] In partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Communication of Burkina Faso, AFRICOM will organize from 2 to 5 December 2009, the 3rd General Assembly and Conference on the theme : "New Museums for Africa: Change and Continuity". [June 26] Meeting at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi between Mr. Godonou, EPA’s Managing Director, and the museum team to work on the exhibition project “A for Africa”. More news...

EPA is located in Porto-Novo, Benin. It is a postgraduate university institution, specialised in the preservation and promotion of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. It trains heritage professionals from 26 sub-Saharan African countries.

Since its creation in 1998, EPA has trained more than 600 African heritage professionals, mounted 3 exhibitions, organised an international conference, published 25 reports, one newsletter, a tourism guide and 8 Web sites, and carried out 4 surveys.

EPA is a self-financed institution which receives support from a variety of funders.

EPA - Ecole du Patrimoine Africain
01 BP 2205, Porto-Novo - Benin
Tel.: (229) 20 21 48 38
Fax.: (229) 20 21 21 09
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