MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Cultural Force

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Featuring:

Marie-Cécile Zinsou – President of Fondation Zinsou

Marie-Cécile Zinsou is a French-Beninese art historian and entrepreneur, She is president of the Fondation Zinsou, founded in 2005 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, West Africa, which promotes contemporary art in Africa and leads cultural, educational and social initiatives. In 2014 she opened the first museum of contemporary art in Benin.

Co-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT-Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)

About the MIT X TAU webinar series: 

The Center for International Studies (CIS) and the MISTI MIT-Africa Program has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host its second annual webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon EST, starting on March 3, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who are impacting the future of Africa. Each webinar promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century.

Organizer: MIT Center for International Studies

Website: https://calendar.mit.edu/event/AfricasCulturalForce#.YiqJ8hPML9F