TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ardouin,Claude Daniel
AU  - Arinze,E.N.
ED  - West African Museums Programme.
ED  - International African Institute.
TI  - Museums & the community in West Africa
SN  - 0852552270 (J. Currey : pbk.)
AV  - AM91.A358 M87 1995
U1  - 069.0966 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Washington, London
PB  - Smithsonian Institution Press, J. Currey
KW  - Museums
KW  - Africa, West
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Civilization
KW  - West Africa
N1  - "Published on behalf of the West African Museums Programme in association with the International African Institute."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; Philip L. Ravenhill --; 1; The Creation & Survival of Local Museums; Alpha Oumar Konare --; 2; The Relationship between Local Museums & the National Museum; Baba Moussa Konate --; 3; Security in Local Museums of the West African Region; Samuel Dayo Adeloye --; 4; The Training of Local Museum Staff; Emmanuel Arinze --; 5; Basic Infrastructure Problems in Local Museums; Claude Daniel Ardouin --; 6; Regional Museums on Archaeological Sites; Jean-Baptiste Kiethega --; 7; The Legal Framework of Independent Museums; Pape Toumani Ndiaye --; 8; Plea for a Traditional Arts & Crafts Museum; Alexis B. A. Adande --; 9; The Local Museum at Pobe Mengao: Burkina Faso; Meda Sanhour --; 10; Socio-Historical Factors for Improved Integration of Local Museums: Zaranou & Bonoua: Cote d'Ivoire; Adou Koffi --; 11; Proposed Centre of Popular Arts & Traditions Embracing the Local Museum at Boundiali: Cote d'Ivoire; Tiohona M. Diarrassouba --; 12; A Museum for the Lagoon Peoples of Eotile Country: South-East Cote d'Ivoire; Jean Polet --; 13; Community Initiative & National Support at the Asante Cultural Centre: Ghana; Francis Boakye Duah --; 14; The Prefectorial Museum at Boke: Guinea; Sory Kaba --; 15; The Regional Museums at Gao & Sikasso: Mali; Moussa Konate --; 16; The Proposed Eco-Museum at Ziguinchor: Senegal; Pape Toumani Ndiaye --; 17; The Situation of Museums in Togo; Moussa M. Tchanile
N2  - This book draws on the practical experience of the West African Museums Programme in encouraging the establishment of museums which are responsive to local needs. Museums, as institutions of cultural importance, should be responsive to the needs of the community. They can contribute in vital ways to its growth and development; The contributors show that in the preservation of the cultural heritage of the community, the focal responsibility falls more on the local museums than on the centrally-controlled national museums. The running of local museums must harmonise with the national museum; The contributors have wide experience in countries right across West Africa and provide examples of imaginative ways to respond to local needs. They also give practical advice on such basic matters as staff training, security and the legal framework, without which little can be achieved
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