Burkina celebrates the International Day of Monuments and Sites with a display of colors at the National Museum

The Minister of State, Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, this Thursday in Ouagadougou, raised the Burkinabè flag at the National Museum , as part of the celebration of the International Day of Monuments and Sites (IDMS) Established in 1982 by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), on the proposal of UNESCO, the celebration of this day is intended to be a strong act of combating disasters of all kinds which constitute serious threats against cultural witnesses. major players of our civilization. Placed under the theme: 'Disasters and conflicts through the prism of the Venice Charter', the celebration of the International Day of Monuments and Sites also marks the opening of the celebration of Burkinabè Heritage Month. Greeting all the people who contributed to the creation of monuments in Burkina Faso and all the managers of the country's places of memory, the Minister of State, Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, Jean Emmanue l Ouédraogo, hopes that the ICOMOS National Committee will invest more in the animation of Burkinabè Heritage Month and support the efforts of public and private structures during the various visit programs. According to the President of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Mr. Nangao Bély Hermann Abdoul Karim, the objective sought through heritage month is to mobilize as many compatriots as possible around monuments and sites in our country and for ICOMOS. . This is a salutary measure in the field of protection of immovable cultural heritage which constitutes their field of intervention. On the sidelines of the day, the minister handed over a batch of materials to the National Museum including a computer, a sound kit, dictaphones and a camera among others. Source: Burkina Information Agency