POINT OF VIEW- MUSEUMS, TOURISM & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The Ben Enwonwu Foundation in collaboration with the Society of Nigerian Artists and supported by Alliance Française /Mike Adenuga Centre Lagos, will on November 22, 2019 present the third edition of its monthly series talks Point of View. It will hold at Alliance Française/Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Drawing from other creative disciplines and experiences to take a broad helicopter view of the art scene in Nigeria and Africa, Point of View aims to encourage support and funding for the visual arts through public and private sector partnership while ensuring continuing artist’s professional development and empowerment.
Conceived as a collaborative platform, the third edition of Point of View titled Museums, Tourism and Urban Development will address key issues, trends and challenges in Nigeria’s cultural tourism sector.
Leading architects will share their insights on the most innovative construction and design trends, using completed, on-going and upcoming projects as examples. In addition, museum specialists will shed light on improving museum experiences, preservation and conservation activities, as well as the challenges they face while government authorities will highlight investment opportunities and speak on museum development and destination marketing.
Speakers are;
Jumoke Adenowo, Principal, A.D. Consulting will present on Elements
of an African Museum;
Seun Oduwole, Principal Architect SI.SA, who will talk about
the J.K. Randle Centre for Yoruba History & Culture, Pool & Arcade: A Case for
Tourism and Destination Marketing;
and Jess Castellote, Director, Yemisi Shyllon
Museum at the Pan Atlantic University, who will speak on Yemisi Shyllon Museum: A
Study in Innovation, Latest Construction and Design Trends.
The theme of the panel session is The Cultural Tourism Sector: Funding, Visitor
Experiences & Technology.
Panellists for the evening are;
Aderenle Sonariwo, Consultant to the Ogun State Government on Arts, Culture and Tourism, and founder, Rele Gallery, Lagos;
Tosin Oshinowo, Director, cmDesign Atelier (cmD+A)
Omotayo Adeboye, Curator, National Museum, Lagos
Jumoke Adenowo will moderate the session.
This event is supported by Business Day, Hundids Magazine, Connect Nigeria, Wild Flower PR, Society of Nigerian Artists, The Sole Adventurer, Onobello and Omenka.
Point of View second edition held on October 17, 2019, with ‘Raising Capital Against High-Value Works of Art’. It centred on the rising value of African Art and its future.
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