Press release - ICOM Deutschland
Press release - ICOM Deutschland
Press release - ICOM Deutschland
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The International Museum Day agenda<br />
On the occasion of International Museum Day, museums around the will organise several<br />
activities. Here is a small glimpse of what will be on offer:<br />
AFRICA<br />
Benin<br />
Museum of Fine Arts<br />
Museum of Music Youth Day 2011 (5/15/2011)<br />
Free-entry, openings, performance, educational programme.<br />
Schoolchildren from across Parakou, the second largest city in<br />
Benin, West Africa, will be invited to the grand opening of the<br />
Museum of Music, the largest of its kind in this country. Live<br />
performances, prizes, and workshops will be conducted to<br />
celebrate the Beninese tradition of "Communicating through<br />
Music."<br />
Headpieces worn by various tribes of Benin. These are<br />
personalized to relate an individual's history and<br />
temperament.<br />
Contact: Mr. David Cowell<br />
Phone: +229 97976943<br />
Email: davecowell2@gmail.com<br />
Address: Quartier Ladjifarani – Parakou, Benin<br />
Website: www.irsbac.blogspot.com<br />
Burkina-Faso<br />
<strong>ICOM</strong> Burkina<br />
IMD 2011 (from 8am to 10pm)<br />
Free entry, inauguration, conference, visit, performance, workshop, play activity<br />
Donation of material to the Universitarian Hospice Centre’s persons in need<br />
Meeting of more than 200 Burkina Faso museum professionals in Bobo-Dioulasso (about 365kms westward<br />
from Ouagadougou).<br />
International visio conference for the launching of the French-speaking Museum International Network (RIMF).<br />
Launching of <strong>ICOM</strong> Burkina’s website.<br />
Reflection workshop on how do museums contribute to the development, since 1962 to nowadays (training<br />
and museum exercises, museum financing, administration…).<br />
Baptism of the Sôgôssira Sanou Museum of Bobo-Diaoulasso and inauguration of the new permanent<br />
exhibition.<br />
Performances by traditional music companies.<br />
Fireside chat with notabilities about the history of Sya…<br />
Contact : Jean-Paul Koudougou (President)<br />
Phone : +226 70 18 00 39<br />
E-mail : jpkoudougou@free.fr<br />
Address: S/C 03 BP 7007 Ouaga 03 – 226 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso<br />
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