CBAAC: guarding Africa's story, one artefact at a time.
Date
2026-07-09
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X Corp.
Abstract
An archival record detailing the historical origins, mandate, and recent international collaboration of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), highlighting an MoU signing with the Cinémathèque suisse following a visit by Swiss Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider.
Description
A post published to X (Twitter) by the official Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy account (@Fmactce_Nigeria). The post highlights the core mission of CBAAC—one of the Ministry's key agencies—in preserving, researching, and promoting Black and African art, history, and cultural heritage. The accompanying graphic panel details CBAAC's establishment by Decree 69 of 1979 following FESTAC '77 to hold all festival cultural materials in trust on behalf of 59 participating Black and African nations. It also records a visit on June 29, 2026, by Swiss Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, during which CBAAC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cinémathèque suisse (Switzerland's national film archive). Hashtags included: #CBAAC, #FMACTCE, #AfricanHeritage, #BlackHeritage, and #CreativeEconomy. Engagement at time of capture: 0 replies, 2 reposts, 4 likes, 295 views.