The Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Jerolinmek Matthew Piah, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 led a team comprising of deputy and assistant ministers of the ministry to assess the historic National Museum on Broad Street and the Providence Island—a national heritage site where freed slaves from the United States of America landed in 1822, which led to the establishment of Liberia.
Minister Piah said MICAT is placing priority in making the facilities functional to serve as touristic attractions and mainstays in promoting Liberia’s rich historical and cultural heritage.
Minister Piah disclosed that assessment visits are planned for the new designated site of the National Cultural Center in Marshall, Margibi County; the Besao Cultural Village in Bomi County; the ruined William V.S. Tubman’s African Center of Arts and Culture in Robertsports, Grand Cape Mount County.
According to him, these facilities are under the direct supervision and control of the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism (MICAT).