Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum
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The Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum (in French: Musée de la Femme Henriette-Bathily) is a museum which was located on Gorée, an island on the coast of Senegal, across from the House of Slaves museum. In May 2015, it moved to Dakar, at the Place du Souvenir Africain et de la Diaspora (Corniche Ouest). A project conceived in 1987 by the filmmaker Ousmane William Mbaye, it was opened in 1994 under the direction of Annette Mbaye d'Erneville.
Henriette Bathily
The museum is named after Henriette Bathily, who was trained as a
Collections
There were two levels within this colonial residence, built in 1777 during the
Museum exhibits include common objects from the colonial period, farming tools, musical instruments, pottery, basketry, as well as photographs allowing a better understanding of the daily life of women in the country. The prominent figures of Senegalese women's emancipation are celebrated, for example the novelist
Activities
Workshops were organized there and women of the island gather there to work together, to follow literacy courses, or to receive artisanal training (cloth
Specific projects are aimed at
Other facilities
The museum has a number of facilities in addition to the artifact displays. It includes an audiovisual room; a boutique; a garden cafe, and an "Espace Culturel et Artisanat" (cultural and artisan space) enabling groups of women from all regions and ethnic backgrounds of Senegal to work at the museum and demonstrate their wide knowledge to visitors. It also provides women with education and training in literacy, civil education, environmental conservation and health education provides training in handicraft techniques. There is a documentation and specialized library service to provide a public databank and research centre.[4]
See also
- House of Slaves (Gorée)
References
- Wikidata Q125143104. Archivedfrom the original on 20 October 2019.
- Wikidata Q125142889, archived from the originalon 18 February 2016
- ^ "The Musée de la Femme "Henriette Bathily" in Goree, Senegal". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "History of Henriette Bathily Museum". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
Bibliography
- Annette Mbaye d'Erneville, Le musée de la Femme Henriette-Bathily à Gorée : premier musée privé au Sénégal, p. 1; The Henriette Bathily Museum of Women's History, Gorée: the first private museum in Senegal, p. 5, Bulletin du WAMP (West African Museums Programme), n° 7, 1997.
- Jean Luc Angrand, Céleste ou le temps des Signares (Editions Anne Pépin, 2006). (in French)
External links
- Official website
- Musée Henriette Bathily: Le défi de la visibilité (article in Le Quotidien, 8 June 2006)
- Musée de la Femme Henriette Bathily. Un projet d'insertion pour les femmes défavorisées (article of Karo Diagne in Le Soleil)
- Rencontre des femmes écrivains à Gorée: Aminata Sow Fall donnée en exemple à la nouvelle génération (article of Idrissa Sane in Le Soleil (Senegal)