Mohamed Ghamizi: The museum is very little taught in Morocco

Dimanche 24 Février 2013

The museum is very little taught in Morocco, both at secondary and university cycles and a need arises in the training of young people, said the director of the Natural History Museum of Marrakech, Mohamed Ghamizi.
Mohamed Ghamizi: The museum is very little taught in Morocco
Speaking in the context of the 5th Scientific Sessions placed this year under the theme "Heritage museum in the service of science education and scientific and technical culture", whose works were opened Friday in Marrakech, Ghamizi noted that the culture of museums is not well known or neglected by teachers and students, noting that the purpose of such meetings is to promote and enhance the museum for future generations.

Ghamizi has also highlighted the role of museums in preserving the cultural heritage and the promotion of scientific research in universities.

For his part  Jean-Guy Michard, master of conference at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France has indicated that there are at least seven specialized masters in museology, spread throughout the French territory, putting before the craze increasingly growing student discipline.

Initiated by the Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech (UCAM) and the Natural History Museum of Marrakech, with the support of the French Institute and the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST), the 5th Scientific Sessions proposes to extend the technologies used in museum for capacity building of teachers for the development of educational tools for teaching museology.

 The Menu for this event includes a visit to the Museum of the Palmeraie, lectures focusing on museology and museums' role as a didactic tool to enhance teaching and technical workshops taught by  a French university, to design exhibitions and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage.

It is also planned a visit to the Tiskiwine Museum, with the aim to enrich the debate on museum techniques used to develop heritage collections, Saharan Contemporary Art and Nature, also a presentation on "look at some West African heritage objects at the Tiskiwine Museum. "



Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Mohamed-Ghamizi...

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