21 MANAGING ART COLLECTIONS: from ancient to contemporary REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Yanick Fredmard Mopango Etou Mr. Yanick Fredmard Mopango Etou, 36 years old, started his career in 2013 as a civil servant at Ministry of Cultural, Tourist, Artistic and Leisure Industries, as senior special officer of second category, and currently works at the Central secretariat of the Directorate General of Heritage and Archive at the Administrative and Financial Department of Ministry of Cultural, Tourism, Artistic and Leisure Industries. He obtained a B.A in finance and banking in 2011, at the International Institute of management. In 2024 he participated in capacity building seminars on the preservation and development of intangible cultural heritage for French speaking countries. He is very motivated in his work, cultivates his interests in reading, art, culture and discovery in the domain of art and culture and is eager to contribute to the development of his country in these sectors. He is interested in the study and enhancement of artifacts such as traditional Congolese masks, whose conservation and enhancement, both in relation to their materiality and to the irritual use and significance for national identity, are strategic for the institution he works for. Central secretariat of the Directorate General of Heritage and Archive, Ministry of Cultural, Tourism, Artistic and Leisure Industries Brazzavile, Republic of the Congo
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