Saint-Louis Photography Museum
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| Established | December 25, 2017 |
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| Location | Saint Louis, Senegal |
| Coordinates | 16°01′28″N 16°30′18″W / 16.024368°N 16.505058°W |
| Type | Photography museum |
| Website | www |
The Saint-Louis Photography Museum (French: Musée de la Photographie de Saint-Louis) is a museum located in Senegal.
History
The museum was founded by Amadou Diaw who founded the Saint Louis Forum and Dakar Management Higher Institute, with intention of preserving the architectural heritage of the city.[1] One of the reasons the museum was opened is to pay tribute to photographers such as Mama Casset and Meissa Gaye.[2] The building where the museum is located is of typical architecture of the island of Saint Louis from the beginning of the 20th century.[3] The museum was inaugurated in November 2017.[4]
Collections
The museum has a diverse collection of photographs from various African countries. The museum contains photographs of the 1977 ceremony for the title of emperor ofJean-Bédel Bokassa, it also contains photographs of the beauty of Senegal dating from the 1930s.[4] The museum has a contemporary photography section with photos by Malika Diagana, Joana Choumali, Fabrice Monteiro and Omar Victor Diop.[1] The museum contains black and white portraits of women from Senegal between the 1930s and 1950s, this exhibition is entitled "Reveries of Yesterday, Dreams of the Present". (French: Rêveries d’Hier, Songes du Présent)[5] The museum also exhibited photographs by Siaka Soppo Traoré, Malick Welli, Mário Macilau, Laeila Adjovi, David Uzochukwu.[3]
References
- ^ a b Azimi, Roxana (2017-12-27). "Sénégal : « C'est ici, à Saint-Louis, qu'est née la photo ouest-africaine »". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "Le musée de la photographie de Saint-Louis". Sahel Découverte (in French). 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Dolek, Carine (2018-02-02). "Ouverture du MuPho, le Musée de la photographie de Saint-Louis au Sénégal". Réponses Photo (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Kabiné, Ismaël (2018-04-23). "Le Musée de la photographie de Saint-Louis du Sénégal". Afrik.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Touré, Katia (2018-05-14). "Voyage : le MuPho de Saint-Louis, une porte d'entrée de la photographie en Afrique". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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