Vision, mission and values
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Our vision:
To be a reference in the service of African cultural heritage.
Our vision of museums:
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Museums open to a wide public where social problems are raised and discussed; a leisure area for children, young people and adults; media museums, agora museums which mirror Africa's past and present cultures and propose a synthesis of those of the future.
Our mission:
To contribute to the dignity of Africans through the aknowledgment of the value of their cultural heritage.
Our objectives:
Centred on the promotion of immovable and movable objects, as well as the natural habitat which make up the cultural heritage, EPA intends to:
- Reinforce the network of African professionals capable of ensuring the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage
- Suggest to African audiences programmes enabling them to rediscover their cultural heritage
- Promote the carrying out of socio-economic development projects which include the safeguarding and enhancement of cultural heritage
- Contribute to the publishing and diffusion of publications specialised in African cultural heritage
Our values:
- A taste for work well done and a constant search for excellence.
- Adherence to the ethics as laid down in the Code of Professional Ethics of the International Council of Museums (ICOM).