Museum of Black Civilisations
The Museum of Black Civilisations is a national museum in Dakar, Senegal, that opened on 6 December 2018. It is directed by Hamady Bocoum, an archaeologist and researcher at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University. The museum was conceived with the goal of highlighting "Africa's contribution to the world's cultural and scientific patrimony." According to Bocoum, it is particularly important to remember that "ironworking was discovered in Africa 2500 years before Christ."The museum was on the list of "ultramodern museums" compiled by Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy in their report on the restitution of African cultural heritage Rapport sur la restitution du patrimoine culturel africain. Vers une nouvelle éthique relationnelle (en: The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage: Toward a New Relational Ethics) submitted in November 2018 to the president of France.
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Boulevard du Centenaire de la Commune de Dakar, Dakar Commune de Dakar-Plateau (Arrondissement de Dakar-Plateau)
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 14.67751 ° | E -17.4351 ° |
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Musée des Civilisations Noires
Boulevard du Centenaire de la Commune de Dakar
99900 Dakar, Commune de Dakar-Plateau (Arrondissement de Dakar-Plateau)
Dakar Region, Senegal
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