The Tjibaou Cultural centre and adck

The ADCK

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On the occasion of the signature of the Matignon agreements, the representatives of France and New Caledonia approved of Jean-Marie Tjibaou's idea of creating a Agency for the Development of Kanak Culture (ADCK), with the following goals :

• promote the Kanak linguistic and archeologic heritage


• support Kanak contemporary forms of expression, especially in the fields of handicraft, audiovisual and the arts


• develop cross-regional interactions


• design and lead research programmes

The Tjibaou Cultural Centre

The Tjibaou Cultural Centre was inaugurated in May 1998. As an instrument of the Agency for Development of the Kanak Culture (ADCK), the Centre is meant to enhance the Kanak identity and culture. It is also dedicated to promote artistic creation from New Caledonia, the South Pacific region and the world.