Africa-Press – Angola. The Secretary of State for Tourism, Hélder Marcelino, said this Tuesday, in Luanda, that the holding of the “Malraux Meetings”, for the first time in the country, is a sample of the increase in relations in the field of culture between Angola and France.
The official, who was speaking at the opening of the event, which will take place until the 23rd of June, at the Palácio de Ferro, recalled that this cooperation allowed the restitution of heritage assets from France by Angola and the training of managers of Angolan museums in France, in 2022.
He recalled that the meeting, which aims to pay homage to the French writer, politician and former Minister of Culture, André Malraux, takes place following a visit to Angola, at the beginning of the year, by the head of the office for International and Multilateral Affairs of France.
He stressed that for national technicians, this event will serve as learning, exchange of experiences, improvement in terms of appreciation and management of cultural, material and immaterial heritage, with emphasis on audiovisual, documental and musical.
“As we look at the accumulated experience, both academically and professionally, of the specialists coming from France, we believe that the event will be fruitful and the proposed objectives will be achieved”, he stressed.
He explained that the safeguarding of the national cultural heritage is a task that has several challenges ahead, requiring increasingly refined technical and scientific knowledge, so that the continuity of the cultural matrix can be guaranteed, due to the rapid advance of ICT.
He stressed that the training actions will focus on preserving the cultural heritage through digital transformation, to enable greater distribution and consumption of cultural content, knowledge of the country’s wealth and traditional skills, for better development of institutions in the sector.
In turn, the French Ambassador to Angola, Daniel Vosgien, said that the event is the result of a “beautiful history between the two countries that began when two works of art made by Angola were returned to France”.
He mentioned that this program is the result of fruitful collaboration between the cooperation and cultural action service of the French Embassy, the French Ministries of Culture and Angola’s Culture and Tourism, which have shown dedication and commitment to ensuring its success.
He congratulated the service teams that contributed to the realization of the event, hoping that the meetings could open new doors to a dynamic that generates more sharing of knowledge and understanding between the two peoples.
The program includes, among others, visits to the National Library, museums of Anthropology, Natural History, the National Archive and meetings to share experiences.
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