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2008 highlights!

• June: Brazzaville, Congo, with the collaboration of the Direction du patrimoine et du développement culturel, workshop on "Introduction to art photography".
• May: Workshop for the finalisation of the concept of the travelling exhibition "A for Africa" in the framework of the MSD programme,with about ten senior executives from prospective countries to host the exhibition.
• April: from March 24 to April 2, training session on "Cultural journalism and theatre criticism" organised by EPA for the PSICD-Bénin. The training session brought together in Cotonou 20 Beninese cultural journalists.
• March:
- regional seminar on cultural banks in the framework of the MSD programme. at Sévaré, Mali, with 20 African professionals (museum managers, cultural bank project holders).
- from March 17 to 31, second grouping for the BA in cultural outreach during which twelve participants were brought together for courses and final exams.
• January: Signature of a collaborative agreement between the Ecole Internationale du Théâtre du Bénin-EITB (International Theater School of Benin) and EPA.

See our planning for 2008 and don't hesitate to contact us and to come back often to our site to follow up the development of our activities.

For a retrospective of our activities in 2007, see our Annual report.

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Last updated: 01/07/2008

[June 28] First issue of the Gongs award ceremony, initiated and organised by EPA, dedicated to Beninese theatre this year. Eight "Transmitters", people or institutions claimed for having lit, encouraged or transmitted the love of theatre, were decorated.

[June 20-July 20] A group of six professionals from the EPA network (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal) is on a study tour in various French museums, in the context of the Museums in the Service of Development programme.

[June 18-25] Mr. Gaël de Guichen, Special Adviser to ICCROM's Director General, is at EPA to work on various projects.

[June 16-19] EPA organised in Brazzaville, Congo, with the collaboration of the Direction du patrimoine et du développement culturel, a workshop on "Introduction to art photography".

[June 12] The Académie des Fées programme presents the work of schoolchildren during the 2007-2008 academic year at the Kandévié school in Porto-Novo. These works (theatre, dance and exhibition) are centered around the theme of Guélédè masks.

[June 10] EPA and UED (Université d’Eté du Développement), represented by its President, Mr. Pierre Dandjinou, signed a collaborative agreement.

[May 19-23] Gérard Tognimassou, Coordinator of the Training and Research Dept., is participating in the 25th steering committee meeting of the Africa 2009 programme in Livingstone, Zambia. The participants of the 10th Regional Course which starts on September 1st will be selected during this meeting.

[May 19-23] Alain Godonou, EPA's Managing Director, is participating in a planning meeting of the African World Heritage Fund in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.