ACTIVITIES 2001
I. Professional training
Strategic management of museum resources and inventories in Burkina Faso
Amount : 12 548 US$
Date : From January 08 to 19
Place : Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Number of participants : 10 (from 6 museums of Burkina Faso)
Objectives : To teach strategic management of resources and management of collections.
Results :
Definition of the vision and the fundamental missions of the National museum of Ouagadougou,
Project for the opening of the National museum.
Inventory of the National museum's collections.
Abomey 3 Visitor welcome workshop
Amount : 2 069 US$
Date : from February 26 to March 02
Place : Musée Historique d'Abomey
Number of participants : 13 (9 permanent guides, 2 non-permanent guides & 2 primary school teachers)
Objectives :
develop guides' aptitude to improve how they welcome visitors
give guides an understanding of the new permanent exhibition within its context
Results : harmonisation of guides' presentations and better know how.
Study tour in France for participants of the 10th University Course
Amount : 3 448 US$
Date : from May 13 to 26, 2001
Place : France
Number of participants : 12 participants from the 10th International PREMA Course
Objectives :
enable participants to discover the main French museums, especially those housing an African collection
facilitate exchanges through professional contacts between participants and their northern colleagues
deliver degrees to participants
promote EPA in France.
Visitor welcome workshop in museums of Benin and Togo
Amount : 16 524 US$
Date : from June 11 to 22, 2001
Place : EPA, Porto-Novo
Number of participants : 26 (9 from Beninese institutions and 4 from Togo)
Objectives :
develop guides' aptitude to improve how they welcome visitors
conceive with museums of Benin and Togo tools for evaluating visitor experience.
Results : better know how of guides and finalisation of a list of 100 questions to measure museum performance.
ACTIVITIES 2001
II. Providing of services
Study on the rehabilitation of the historical heritage of Porto-Novo
Amount : 36 741 US$
Date : from September 10, 2001 to September 09, 2002
Objectives : start a dynamic for the rehabilitation of the historical heritage of Porto-Novo, through the recommendation of strategies, management policies, incentive mechanisms and pilot operations. To reinforce and promote the authenticity of the town of Porto-Novo characterised by a mixture of ancient and modern cultures, to make a database in the field of safeguarding, rehabilitation and classification of sites and monuments which could be used by researchers, architects, development organisations and politicians.
Results already recorded :
- interest of local communities
- typology of cultural heritage in Porto-Novo
- geographical delimitation of the historic centre
- inventory format
- analysis of the current legislation concerning cultural heritage
Survey on the relationships between schools and museums
Amount : 17 931 US$
Date : from March 2001 to February 2002
Places : Burkina Faso, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Senegal, Guinea Conakry
Objectives :
gather and analyse primary school curricula,
gather and analyse school books recommended and used for the teaching of subjects linked to cultural heritage in primary schools (history, geography, arts, music...),
gather and analyse secondary school curricula in history, geography, art, music,
gather and analyse opinions of actors in the field of formal education (primary and secondary school directors, primary and secondary school teachers, inspectors, parents' associations).
Results :
- project to create teaching material linking school curricula to museum permanent exhibitions
- knowledge of the opinion of the actors of the formal educational system.
Inventory and cultural tourism on the Slave route
Amount : 70 000 US$
Date : from September 10, 2001 to April 31, 2002
Place : Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Chad, Togo, Benin and Centrafrique
Objectives :
- make an inventory of sites linked to the slave trade
study the enhancement conditions of these sites for cultural tourism by trying to consolidate national, regional or sub-regional policies relative to the project.
suggest a programme for professional training for actors of cultural tourism.
- a methodology workshop from September 10 to 14, 2001 at EPA, Porto-Novo.
- surveys from September 15, 2001 to April 31, 2002.
- a feedback workshop from November 26 to 30 at EPA, Porto-Novo.
ACTIVITIES 2001
III. Conference
Conference "Aguda: Aspects of Afro-Brazilian Heritage in the Bight of Benin"
The conference comprised two major and complementary components: a colloquium and an exhibition.
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Colloquium: "Aguda: Aspects of Afro-Brazilian Heritage in the Bight of Benin".
Financed by : UNESCO-Ford Foundation-IBERDA-Benin-Nigerian Hinterland Project
Amount : 25 048 US$Date : from November 26 to 30, 2001
Place : Porto-Novo
90 participants from West Africa, Brazil, Canada, the United States of America, Europe, the Middle-East. 48 papers were given.
- Exhibition: "Aguda: Itineraries and identities"
Financed by : Ford Foundation-UNESCO
Amount : 40 000 US$Date : from November 28, 2001 to February 28, 2002
Place : Bibliothèque départementale, Porto-Novo
Designed to travel, it brings together in a symbolic circuit photographs of famous families, personal artefacts, furniture and photographs of high quality architectural elements.
Main target: pupils (5000 in each locality in which the exhibition will be shown).
Results: 11.827 visitors of which 90% were school children
ACTIVITIES 2001
IV. Publishing
Guide des paysages culturels de Porto-Novo
Guide to cultural landscapes in Porto-Novo
Date : published in November 2001
Coordination : Jardin des plantes et de la nature
Editor : EPA
The guide shows in 98 illustrated pages the town of Porto-Novo and its surroundings.
Numibia.net
Amount : 8 300 US$
Web site on African art: http://www.numibia.net
Date : June to December 2001
Objectives :
Display in one place information on African arts.
Give to people interested in art and history of art in Africa an easily accessible research tool.
Create and consolidate a network of institutional and private correspondents specialised in Africa.
- Promote African art.
- Promote contemporary artists.
- Facilitate enquiries in case of theft.
ACTIVITIES 2001
V. Other activities
Académie des FéesFinanced by : EPA-Benin
Date : launched on February 12, 2001 Place : Porto-Novo Number of participants : 4 primary schools of Porto-Novo Objectives : to improve the quality of African children's lives (aged 6 to 14) by suggesting activities which develop their cultural and artistic sensitivity. This is essential for the preservation of the positive values of creativity and innovation.
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| Signature of a cooperation contract between EPA and EAMAU (Ecole africaine des métiers de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme) on 06/02/2001 in Porto-Novo. |
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