National Museum of Mauritania

$13.8K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Mauritania
Start Date	May 05, 2004
End Date	Jan 11, 2008
Duration	1,346 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77149-48`

Grant Description

To enable the renovation of the National Museum building for improved conservation of its collections, and to purchase equipment necessary for conservation.

Established in 1972, the National Museum holds an important archaeological collection dating to the Paleolithic period, and an ethnographic collection of jewelry, textiles, wood and leather.