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In order to make it possible to operate a proper small museum, which would at the same time secure the family’s livelihood, the house is now to be thoroughly renovated and electricity installed.
An important element in the renovation is the execution of all the work by local artisans and the restoration of the objects in cooperation with a local curator from the museum in Niamey. The project is
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headed by Prof. Dr. Klaus Schneider, director of the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum of Ethnography in Cologne and president of the Heinrich Barth Society.
In keeping with the aims of the foundation the Heinrich Barth House – in close co-operation with schools in Agadez and as an integral part of a programme for tourism – will ensure the preservation of the cultural heritage and further the
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