New Generations of Heritage, New Projects in Africa

This international seminar was organized by the Department of European and International Affairs and the Directorate General of Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, under the leadership of Vincent Berjot, Director General of Patrimony (DGP); Bruno Favel, Head of the European Affairs Department and International (DGP); and Caroline Gaultier-Kurhan, project manager for African museums and heritage.

This is available through e-patrimoines, an e-learning training program launched by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication (Directorate General of Cultural Heritage – Department of European and International Affairs). It was undertaken in partnership with the University Agency of the Francophonie (AUF) and the World Digital Francophone University (UNFM).

Some of the topics discussed at the seminar were:

• The garden of plants and nature in Porto Novo (Benin) on the horizon
• Theeodore Monod Museum of African Art: Trajectory and perspectives
• The African collections of the Angoulême Museum: A heritage in motion
• Toumaï: Discovery and exhibition at the National Museum of Chad