press kit - The International Council of Museums

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