Preservation of the 19th-century Museum Building of Boke and Its Collections

$45.3K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Guinea
Start Date	Jul 12, 2008
End Date	Sep 14, 2010
Duration	794 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77280-48`

Grant Description

To restore the museum building and conserve the collection of ethnographic objects and manuscripts.

Housed in the area's oldest building, a former fort built in 1865, the museum collection is vulnerable to damage caused by exposure to sunlight, dust, and insects.

The project involves the restoration of the building and the outfitting of proper display and storage areas for artifacts and manuscripts.