Liberia Cultural

(UNCLASSIFIED) Liberia has been dealing with the fallout of two recent civil wars, causing instability and poor infrastructure. As a result, Liberia is not a tourist location nor offers a large amount of cultural locations. Prior to the civil war there was a vibrant art community that was severely impacted. The National Museum of Liberia is located in the capital of Monrovia and resides in the former legislature building. The museum was looted during the civil wars although a number of masks and ceramics have been salvaged. Photo and art exhibits showing the culture and ethnicity of Liberia have been included at the National Museum. The Williams V.S. Tubman University Museum focuses on cultural material for the south eastern region. Monrovia is also home to the Centennial Memorial Pavilion, a hall built in 1947 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Liberia’s independence. This is the site for the inauguration of Presidents. Attribute Table Field DescriptionsISO3 - International Organization for Standardization 3-digit country code ADM0_NAME - Administration level zero identification / name ADM1_NAME - Administration level one identification / name ADM2_NAME - Administration level two identification / name NAME - Name of cultural site TYPE - Primary classification in the geodatabase CITY - City location available SPA_ACC - Spatial accuracy of site location (1 – high, 2 – medium, 3 – low) COMMENTS - Comments or notes regarding the cultural site SOURCE_DT - Source one creation date SOURCE - Source one SOURCE2_DT - Source two creation date SOURCE2 - Source two CollectionThe feature class was generated utilizing data from OpenStreetMap, Wikimapia, GeoNames and other sources. OpenStreetMap is a free worldwide map, created by crowd-sourcing. Wikimapia is open-content mapping focused on gathering all geographical objects in the world. GeoNames is a geographical places database maintained and edited by the online community. Additional information on Liberian museums was gathered as well. Consistent naming conventions for geographic locations were attempted but name variants may exist, which can include historical or less widespread interpretations.The data included herein have not been derived from a registered survey and should be considered approximate unless otherwise defined. While rigorous steps have been taken to ensure the quality of each dataset, DigitalGlobe is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of data compiled from outside sources.Sources (HGIS)Africa, “Museums in Liberia.” January 2014. Accessed September 2014. http://www.africa.com.DigitalGlobe, "DigitalGlobe Imagery Archive." Accessed September 28, 2014. GeoNames, "Liberia." September 23, 2014. Accessed September 23, 2014. http://www.geonames.org.Google, September 2014. Accessed September 2014. http://www.google.com.OpenStreetMap, "Liberia." September 2014. Accessed September 18, 2014. http://www.openstreetmap.org.Wikimapia, "Liberia." September 2014. Accessed September 22, 2014. http://wikimapia.org.Sources (Metadata)Africa, “Museums in Liberia.” January 2014. Accessed September 2014. http://www.africa.com.Cities of the World, “Monrovia: Libraries and Museums.” January 2008. Accessed September 2014. http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/index.html.Lonely Planet, “Liberia National Museum.” January 2014. Accessed September 2014. http://www.lonelyplanet.com.Trip Advisor, “Centennial Pavilion.” January 2014. Accessed September 2014. http://www.tripadvisor.com.West African Museums Programme, “Museums of Liberia.” December 2000. Accessed September 2014. http://fr.wamponline.org.