School of African Heritage

News highlights • [Feb. 09-11] The Board meeting of the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) is taking place in Mombasa, Kenya. Ms. Victoire Adégbidi, Coordinator of the Landscapes and Heritage department, is representing EPA as an observer. • [Feb. 08 - 12] In the framework of the exhibition A for Africa, Catherine Martin-Payen and Sonia Houénoudé are facilitating a workshop for drafting texts at the National Museum of Burkina Faso. 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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