Following the historic re-opening of the National Museum of Somalia in 2020, UNESCO partnered with the Somali Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the International Council of Muse
05/18/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2021 15:39
Somalia celebrates International Museum Day 2021
Following the historic re-opening of the National Museum of Somalia in 2020, UNESCO partnered with the Somali Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the International Council of Museums to organize a national celebration of International Museum Day in Somalia on 18 May 2021. Bringing together over 50 stakeholders, the hybrid workshop included physical participation of over 30 national experts and ministry representatives at the Somali Academy of Science and Arts (SOMASA(link is external)) in Mogadishu and virtual interventions by international participants.
The workshop raised awareness among key decision and policy makers about the benefits of ratification of the UNESCO
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Background: The Somali Academy of Science and Arts (SOMASA), CISP and ArtXChange
SOMASA is an independent, non-profit making, professional institution dedicated to research, innovation and promotion of science and culture. Thanks to the contribution of CISP and European Union, the Academy resumed its activities in December 2016, after 25 years of inactivity, due to the civil war. The Academy is a strategic partner in the cultural sector in Somalia, as it is the most relevant local institution in the country, with the task of promoting, coordinating and monitoring actions in Science and Arts sectors at a national level. Among its core functions, SOMASA provides research leadership in the country and advises the Somali g