Inspired by Donna Haraway’s concept of situated knowledge, the term situated conservation reflects our belief that conservation is always contextual—shaped by the unique ecological, cultural, and knowledge systems of its environment. There is no single, universal method of conservation; instead, practices are deeply rooted in the places and communities where they unfold. The conference will also honour Ms. Fatima Fall Niang, ex-Director of the CRDS, a specialist in preventive conservation, and a UNESCO expert-referent for intangible heritage since 2018.

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Program:

Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

9:00-10:30am
UFR CRAC Auditorium, Gaston Berger University (UGB)
Introduction
- Abdoul Sow
Director of the Centre de Recherche et de Documentation du Sénégal
(CRDS)/Lecturer at the Faculté des Métiers du Patrimoine of Gaston Berger University (UGB), Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Noémie Étienne
Professor at the University of Vienna/Head of the project Global Conservation: Histories and Theories (GloCo)
- Maguette Ndiaye
Rector of Gaston Berger University (UGB), Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Alain Godonou
Former Director of EPA and current Director of the Benin Museums projects

11:30-13:00am
Les Comptoirs du Fleuve 2
South District

Roundtable 1: Conservation in African Museums

- Abdoulaye Camara
Researcher, Institut Fondamental d‘Afrique Noire (IFAN)/Former curator
of the Musée Théodore Monod, Dakar, Senegal
- Franck Pacéré
Teacher, School of African Heritage (EPA), Benin
- Chantal Umuhoza
Curator, Institute of National Museum of Rwanda
- Abdoulaye Mbaye
Senior technician, Institut Fondamental d‘Afrique Noire (IFAN)
- Bienvenu Seck.
Collections manager, Musée Théodore Monod, Dakar, Senegal
- Mutanu Kyany‘a
Digital society expert/Head of African Digital Heritage
Moderation: Baba Keita, Heritage specialist, Mali

02:30-04:00pm
Les Comptoirs du Fleuve 2
South District
Roundtable 2: Current Research on Traditional Conservation
- Aïssata Thiam
Cheikh Anta Diop University Dakar, Senegal
- Mabafokeng Hoeane
PhD Candidate, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Abdoulaye Dièye
Technician, Musée Théodore Monod, Dakar, Senegal
- Cécile Mendy
PhD Candidate, University of Vienna, Austria
- Assiétou Sène
PhD Candidate, Gaston Berger University (UGC), Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Renée Riedler
PhD Candidate, University of Vienna, Austria
- Alisa Santikarn
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vienna, Austria
Moderation: Alexis Adandé
Historian/Archeologist

Friday, 24 Jan. 2025

9:00-10:30am
Les Comptoirs du Fleuve 2
South District

Roundtable 3: Earth, Ceramics, Pottery: Fragile Materials?

- Moustapha Sall
Professor/Archeologist, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
- Ibrahima Thiaw
Archeologist/Director of the Cultural Engineering and Anthropology Research Unit (URICA)
- Ibrahima Khalil Diagne
Director of the Heritage Professions Department of Gaston Berger University
(UGB), Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Evelyne Bassène
Independent potter, Edioungou, Ziguinchor, Senegal
- Coumba Dème Ndiaye
Indepedent potter, Podor/Saint-Louis, Senegal
Moderation : Abdoulaye Camara
Researcher, Institut Fondamental d‘Afrique Noire (IFAN)/Former curator
of the Musée Théodore Monod, Dakar, Senegal

11:00-12:00pm
Les Comptoirs du Fleuve 2
South District

Roundtable 4: Conservation of Graphic Documents in Africa
- Pape Momar Diop
Archivist/Temporary member of the Department of Heritage Professions,
- Gaston Berger University (UGB), Saint-Louis, Senegal
Fatima Fall-Niang
Consultant/Curator of the MACC/Presidency of the Republic Benin
- Mireille Manga
Professor, Yaounde University, Cameroon
Moderation: Claude Laroque
Professor, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

4:00-5:00pm
Les Comptoirs du Fleuve 2
South District
Roundtable 6: Conversations on Textiles
- Joanna Bramble (tbc)
Textile artist/Designer, Dakar, Senegal
- Aïda Fané
Development agent/Dyer, Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Moussa Camara
Weaver, Saint-Louis/Podor, Senegal
- Maïmouna Diop
Galerie Tess, Saint-Louis, Senegal
Moderation: Yaëlle Biro
National Institut for Art History, INHA, Paris