School of African Heritage

News highlights [Aug. 18] Mr. Sékou Kobani Kourouma from the Direction Nationale de la Culture of Guinea, important member of the Africa 2009 network, passed away on August 16th. Our sincere condolences to his family and to all heritage professionals, in particular those of Guinea. May he rest in peace. [Aug. 10-14] François Vianou, head of our Resource Centre, is participating in Montreal, in the World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council on "Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding". More news...

EPA is located in Porto-Novo, Benin. It is a postgraduate university institution, specialised in the preservation and promotion of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. It trains heritage professionals from 26 sub-Saharan African countries.

Since its creation in 1998, EPA has trained more than 600 African heritage professionals, mounted 3 exhibitions, organised an international conference, published 25 reports, one newsletter, a tourism guide and 8 Web sites, and carried out 4 surveys.

EPA is a self-financed institution which receives support from a variety of funders.

EPA - Ecole du Patrimoine Africain
01 BP 2205, Porto-Novo - Benin
Tel.: (229) 20 21 48 38
Fax.: (229) 20 21 21 09
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