{"id":1042,"date":"2017-03-10T19:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themnific.themestate.com\/demo\/01\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2025-07-03T23:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:59:13","slug":"for-a-minute-or-two-she-stood-looking-at-the-house-gallery-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/10\/for-a-minute-or-two-she-stood-looking-at-the-house-gallery-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit of the Civilizations Museum of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The holidays give us the opportunity to pay a visit to the Civilizations Museum of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, formerly called the National Museum of Abidjan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Civilizations Museum of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire is located in the heart of the Ivorian capital, more precisely in the administrative district called the plateau. Its beginnings date back to 1942, that is to say the colonial era, under the reign of Governor Hubert Deschamps. He opens a craft center to accommodate craftsmen. This center took the name of Centrifan in 1944 and is attached to the Fundamental Institute of Black Africa (IFAN). In 1972, it was renamed the National Museum of Abidjan before finally taking the name Civilizations Museum of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire under the direction of Professor Georges Niangoran-Bouah in 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20191218_172122-scaled-e1633843723426-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20191218_172122-scaled-e1633843723426-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20191218_172122-scaled-e1633843723426-768x1024-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20191218_172122-scaled-e1633843723426-768x1024-1-458x611.jpeg 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amangui Guy St\u00e9phane, guide-interpreter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon entering, we are greeted by an elephant head, the symbol of the country. Our guide, Mr. Guy St\u00e9phane Amandji, leads us with mastery through the route of the exhibition entitled Prides, symbols and identity. It is organized into seven (7) themes: public speaking, social life, political life, economy, royalty, archeology and art, invention and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tambour-de-classe-dage-attie-600x1013-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tambour-de-classe-dage-attie-600x1013-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tambour-de-classe-dage-attie-600x1013-1-178x300.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tambour-de-classe-dage-attie-600x1013-1-458x773.jpeg 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Atti\u00e9\u2019s age class drum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tour introduces us to artefacts chosen from among the 15,000 objects that make up the institution. Explanatory texts, written by university professors and researchers, provide visitors with the knowledge necessary for understanding the history of civilizations in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. The scenography is enriched by screens which broadcast informative comments and elements of intangible heritage. All this demonstrates a \u201ccultural potential which positions the museum both as a crossroads of the country\u2019s arts and a bridge between the C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire of yesterday and that of today\u201d, underlines the director of the establishment, Ms. Silvie Memel Kassi.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Objets-de-vannerie-1536x1243-1-1024x829.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Objets-de-vannerie-1536x1243-1-1024x829.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Objets-de-vannerie-1536x1243-1-300x243.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Objets-de-vannerie-1536x1243-1-768x622.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Objets-de-vannerie-1536x1243-1-458x371.jpeg 458w, https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Objets-de-vannerie-1536x1243-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Basketry objects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, an educational and fun visit that is worth the detour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F.T.T.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt clearfix\"><p>The holidays give us the opportunity to pay a visit to the Civilizations Museum of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, formerly called the National Museum of Abidjan.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61],"class_list":["post-1042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musee-africa","tag-people","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1042"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6932,"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1042\/revisions\/6932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.museeafrica.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}