Thiowor Museum
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| Established | January 22, 2020 |
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| Location | Thiowor, Senegal |
| Coordinates | 15°43′48″N 16°27′24″W / 15.729979°N 16.456676°W |
| Type | History museum |
The Thiowor Museum (French: Musée de Thiowor), known as Case du Tirailleur, is a museum located in the Louga Department, Senegal.
History[edit]
In 2007, the Association of Friends of the Museum of the Armed Forces came up with the idea of building a museum to pay tribute to Abdoulaye Ndiaye.[1] The French government participated in the creation of the museum.[2] The museum opened for the first time in January 2020.[3] The inauguration of the museum was attended by the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sidiki Kaba,[4] as well as diplomats from 17 African countries.[5] The opening ceremony was also attended by Vice Admiral Cheikh Bara Cissokh and the First Counselor of the French Embassy in Senegal, Agnès Humruzian.[6]
Collections[edit]
The museum contains personal objects and photos about the history of Abdoulaye Ndiaye who was born in Thiowor, in addition the museum contains Abdoulaye's hut which was made of straw.[7] The restoration of the hut was carried out by the delegation of the Souvenir Français in Senegal.[8] In addition, the museum includes a bed of Abdoulaye and has panels on the history of the tirailleurs including parts such as their participation in the First World War.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Inauguration du complexe muséal "Case du Tirailleur" à Thiowor : L'Afrique rend hommage aux tirailleurs à travers Abdoulaye Ndiaye". Seneweb.com (in French). 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Musée en l'honneur du dernier 'tirailleur sénégalais'/Inauguration programmée en décembre prochain". Afriquinfos (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "La Case du Tirailleur, une musée érigée à Louga". Thiey Dakar (in French). 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Case du tirailleur". EnQuete+ (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Sodjago, Ankou (2020-01-29). "Louga : La région abrite désormais un musée". Senego (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Bâ, Ousmane; Kamara, Samboudian (2020-01-24). "Sénégal: Inauguration de la case du tirailleur - Le ministre des Forces armées salue un lieu de mémoire". allAfrica.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Sénégal: inauguration de «La case du tirailleur»". Radio France Internationale (in French). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "La Case du Tirailleur à Thiowor — Le Souvenir Français". Le Souvenir Français (in French). 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Diop, Mbargou. "THIOWOR (LOUGA) : Le rôle des tirailleurs sénégalais célébré à travers l'inauguration d'une case-musée construite par la France". Dakaractu (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-06.