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Dates are liable to change slightly. Some activities may be cancelled or added, so come back to this page regularly.

Workshops, training:

Training	Targeted public	Place	Dates	Partners
Training: Initiation to preventive conservation	Heritage Huts	Bandjoun, Cameroon	January 25-29	MAE France (MSD), Route des Chefferies
Launching of the 3rd issue of the CMPC BA (2011 graduates)	Outreach programme officers of cultural institutions	EPA, Porto-Novo	January 2010	MAE de la France–MSD, French Embassy, Université d'Aix en Provence, African Heritage Institutions
Workshop: Management and setting up of stores	Staff of the Musée des Arts et Traditions	Libreville, Gabon	February 1-5	Ambassador's Grant (USA)
University course: museum conservation / archives and libraries	Museum, archive and library professionals	EPA, Porto-Novo	starts: March 1	Getty Foundation
Cultural Heritage Directors' meeting in the context of the opening of the "A for Africa" exhibition	Cultural Heritage Directors	Nairobi, Kenya	March	MAE France (MSD), NMK
First grouping for the CMPC (cultural mediation) BA	Outreach programme officers of cultural institutions	EPA, Porto-Novo	March	MAE de la France–MSD, French Embassy, Université d'Aix en Provence, African Heritage Institutions
Workshop for Pedagogical institutes of Central Africa		Libreville, Gabon	March	MAE France (MSD)
Workshop on the drawing up of nomination proposals to the World heritage List	Heritage professionals	Porto-Novo, Benin	8-19 March	African World Heritage Fund, WHC, ICOMOS, UICN
Creation of the Musée du souvenir (memory museum)-Training of management and mediation staff	Guides et curator	Porto-Novo, Benin	July	NGO ARePa, French Embassy, King Toffa IX
Workhop on the basic elements of a museum documentation system	Museum registrars	EPA, Porto-Novo, Benin	August	UNESCO-Japanese Funds in Trust, ICCROM
Workshop on identification and documentation of African heritage	Heritage professionals	EPA, Porto-Novo, Benin	November	CHDA, AWHF, WHC
Training of municipal staff	Municipal staff	EPA, Porto-Novo, Benin		AIMF
Training programme on Earthen architecture in Africa	Heritage professionals in charge of earthen sites	Mali		WHC, DNPC
Seminar on Army museums		Dakar, Senegal		MAE France (MSD), Musée des Forces Armées Sénégalaises

Studies/Publications:

Study	• Study on the rehabilitation of the cathedral of Porto-Novo	Porto-Novo, January-March
	• Study on the rehabilitation of the former law court of the Summer palace of King Toffa 1st	Porto-Novo, January-February
	• Study on the rehabilitation of the building of the former Ouenlinda police station	Porto-Novo, February-May
	• Study on the rehabilitation of the Cercle ex-Daho	Porto-Novo, March-August
	• Study on the rehabilitation of the Padonou Aminou house	Porto-Novo
	• RECAO project (reinforcement of the network of cultural institutions of West Africa)	November 2009 - December 2010
Publications	• Finalisation, translation, uploading and evaluation of "Documenting Museum Collections: Why? How? Practical Guide"	December 2009 - June 2010
	• Vade-mecum on the management of public spaces
	• Maintenance and creation of web sites: EPA, A for Africa	2010
	• Publication the Guide illustré du patrimoine congolais
	• Drawing up and publishing of a booklet on key MSD activities
	• Designing of pedagogical material: le guide du patrimoniteur ; visites contées au musée
	• Drawing up of a guide on the legislation and practice of cultural aspects of Environmental Impact Studies in Africa

Work in hand:

Exhibition/Museums	• Opening of the "A for Africa" exhibition	Nairobi National Museum (NMK) : February 2010 Musée national du Burkina : June 2010
	• Follow up of projects financed by MSD	2010
	• Cultural and Scientific Project: follow up of 5 museums which submitted a project	2010
	• Setting up of a cultural bank in Taneka Country, Benin
	• Special support to several Heritage Huts of Cameroon (youth trails/pedagogical cases/programming)
	• Follow up of the cultural bank of Koutammakou, Togo
	• Follow up of the musée des masques d’Adjarra	2010
Rehabilitation	• Rehabilitation of the Slave Route sites from Ouidah to Ganvié	January-September
	• Rehabilitation of the Temple des Chérubins et Séraphins (continued)	Porto-Novo, January-March
	• Rehabilitation of the Cathedral of Porto-Novo	March-July
	• Rehabilitation of the former law court of the Summer palace of King Toffa 1st	Porto-Novo, March-July
	• Pilot school-building site for the creation of a public space	Porto-Novo, November 2010-March 2011
	• Rehabilitation of the Faladé house

The above programme presents only the activities defined jointly among the various partners. Institutions interested in these various activities or other activities within EPA's scope should send in their suggestions.