The French institute inaugurated the arrival in the Ivory Coast of a “Micro-Foil”, a cultural device initiated by La Villette that has spread throughout France and abroad. It is a flexible space and computer and educational tool that provides access to more than 1,500 digitized works of art from national and international cultural institutions, such as the Louvre or the Philharmonie de Paris. This is the first time this device is available in West Africa.
as reported from Abidjan,François Hume-Ferkatadji
Mona Lisa, the coronation of Charlemagne, or Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The digital program “Micro-Folie” provides access, decrypts and highlights masterpieces from collections from several major cultural institutions.
“There are many digital media: tablets, screens, virtual reality headsets,” explains Marin Cardoze, project manager at the French Institute. You have access to a collection of national museums, so currently five national collections and you can, for example, on Saturday afternoon sit in front of La Joconde. “
Soon in the DRC
Students of art history or architecture and all students of Côte d’Ivoire will be able to benefit from this educational tool and this catalog consists mainly of European collections. But the goal of Zié Coulibaly, deputy director of the institute, is to quickly enrich “Micro-Foil” with Ivorian works, thanks to a partnership with the Museum of Civilization in Ivory Coast.
“Because the effort is also that the works, not only of the universal and French world heritage, are there, insists Zié Coulibaly. But the records of the Ivorian heritage must also be present and that we can share them with the network.”
From 2022, the digital space will travel around and travel through the Ivory Coast. A “Micro-Foil” should also soon be installed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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