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Dates are liable to change slightly. Some activities may be cancelled or added, so come back to this page regularly.

Workshops, training:

Training	Aim	Targeted public	Place	Dates	Dept.
Fairy Academy: workshops on Guèlèdè masks				February to June	Museums
Seminar on Cultural Banks	- promote this innovative experience - encourage the creation of cultural banks in other African countries	Heads of national museums, heads of private or community museums and promoters of projects or innovative ideas	Mali	March 10-14	Special projects
2nd grouping of the CMPC (Management of outreach programmes) BA		13 heritage professionals	Porto-Novo, Benin	March 17-31	Museums
PSICD-EPA workshop: cultural journalism & development of artistic carreers		20 cultural journalists	Cotonou, Benin	March 24-April 2	Training and Research
Decentralised training of teachers	Give African teachers and heritage educators the required competences for an efficient partnership	Inspectors, pedagogic advisors and heritage facilitators	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	April 7-11	Special Projects
PSICD-EPA workshop: animation and project management		20 managers of cultural associations	Bohicon, Benin	April 22-May 3	Training and Research
Workshop on the "A comme Afrique" exhibition	Finish the drawing up of the travelling exhibition and general organisation of project	15 senior executives from Ministries of culture and museums which may house the exhibition; African and French experts; EPA staff members.	Porto-Novo, Benin	May 5-9	Special Projects
Internship/training at the Musée du Quai Branly	Reinforce participants' capacities in outreach	5 heads of educational services of African museums	France	June	Special Projects
Choregraphy workshop		15 dancers and choregraphists	Natitingou, Benin	June 1-15	Training and Research
Initiation to Art Photography	Reinforce the capacities of museum audiovisual staff	Heads of publishing projects, museums with an audivisual department.	Congo Brazzaville	June 9-13	Special Projects
Workshop on exhibition mounting			Musée du Fouta Djallon, Guinea	June 23-27	Special Projects
PSICD-EPA workshop: cultural outreach in small towns		20 heads of departments & heads of communal cultural centres	Kandi & Nikki, Benin	July 7-18	Training and Research
Training on management of side resources and fundraising	Reinforce the capacities of target audience & increase financial resources of museums	Museum directors and managers. Managers of arts & crafts centres and curio shops.	Porto-Novo, Benin	July 21-26	Special Projects
MSD Regional technical meeting for Southern and Eastern Africa	Information on content, functioning and expected outcomes of MSD	Museum and education professionals	Mombasa, Kenya	August 4-8	Special Projects
Information seminar for heads of arts & crafts centres	Reinforce their capacities in order to improve their offer.	Directors and managers of arts & crafts centres and curio shops	Abomey, Benin	August 18-22	Special Projects
3rd grouping of the CMPC (Management of outreach programmes) BA		13 heritage professionals	Porto-Novo, Benin	September	Museums
MSD Steering comittee meeting			Porto-Novo, Benin	September 24	Special projects
10th Africa 2009 Regional course		18 immovable cultural heritage professionnals	Porto-Novo, Benin	September 1-November 21	Training and Research
10th Africa 2009 Seminar for Directors			Porto-Novo, Benin	November	Training and Research
Training workshop on conservation techniques in the context of the cultural managment of the historic centre of Porto-Novo	Sensitize and train on conservation techniques	architects, art historians, professionnals in urban planning, students, artisans, heads of tourism structures	Porto-Novo, Bénin	to be defined	Landscapes and Heritage
EPA/Inp workshop	Analyse the issue of water in all its aspects in the framework of the extension of the city of Djenné.	Local authorities, water supply companies, urban planners	Djenné - Malin	December	Landscapes and Heritage

Work in hand:

Work in hand	Aim	Place	Dates
Rehabilitation of the "Pinheiro" building	Rehabilitation in view of creating a guest house	Porto-Novo, Benin	to be defined
Travelling exhibition on the architectural heritage of thecity of Porto-Novo	Mount and show an exhibition on the architectural heritage of Porto-Novo	France, Belgium, Benin	to be defined

Studies/Publications:

Studies	• Submission file of the Benin Slave Route
Publications	• Development of web portal for private or community museums	2nd 2008 semester
	• Guide on the architecture of Porto-Novo	last 2008 trimester
	• Cahiers du patrimoine	3rd 2008 semester

The above programme presents only the activities defined jointly among the various partners. Institutions interested in these various activities or other activities within EPA's scope should send in their suggestions.