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International Council of African Museums (also known as AFRICOM) is a membership-based international Non Governmental Organization〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://icom.museum/who-we-are/the-committees/affiliated-organisations/affiliated-organisation/international-council-of-african-museums.html )〕 (NGO) which serves as an association for museums, heritage professionals and stakeholders. It is committed to the safeguarding, conserving and the sharing of African heritage resources through resource mobilization, advocacy, support of capacity building efforts, networking and raising awareness so as to achieve a rich vibrant heritage in Africa.With approximately 2000 members in 51 African countries and beyond, AFRICOM was established as a membership based pan-African Non-Governmental Organization with a vision of safeguarding the rich and vibrant African Heritage. == History == ICOM's programme for Africa, known as AFRICOM, was born as an outcome of a series of meetings "What Museums for Africa? Heritage in the Future" organized by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in Benin, Ghana and Togo in 1991. The aim of the meetings was to address the role and the relevance of museums for the African continent. Subsequently, African professionals drew up a programme that addressed the needs of the museums and the museum profession in Africa. Four areas of focus were defined: * The autonomy of African museums * Regional collaboration between museums through joint activities * Specialised training for museum curators, technicians and teachers * Protecting heritage and fighting against the illicit traffic in cultural property The programme was implemented by museums in Africa, run by ICOM, and supervised by a Coordinating Committee made up of African museum professionals. In its two phases, 1993-1995 (AFRICOM I) and 1996-1998 (AFRICOM II), AFRICOM initiated a whole range of projects to fulfill its objectives. At the same time, the programme management evolved towards greater autonomy and greater responsibility of the African professionals involved, thus creating the conditions for transforming AFRICOM into a non-governmental professional organisation. After eight years of projects and activities relating to all fields of museology, African museum professionals and ICOM's General Assembly decided that the coordination of the AFRICOM Programme could be transferred to Africa, and that the programme could become a fully-fledged organisation: the International Council of African Museums. A Constituent Assembly of AFRICOM convened in Lusaka, Zambia from 3rd to 9 October 1999 and developed the organisation's constitution and a detailed programme for the next three years. The Assembly elected also the Board of Directors, the President and the Treasurer, and decided that the organisation's headquarters shall be established in Nairobi, Kenya. The 1993-1999 period saw the initiation and pioneering of AFRICOM as a pan-African NGO bringing together diverse members across the continent. The consolidation period of 1999-2002 resulted in the establishment of the organisation as fully constituted body within Africa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Council of African Museums」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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