Villa Karo, Grand Popo

The Villa Karo has Art museum, researche center and a very positive effect for village and community.

Villa Karo is a Finnish-African cultural centre located in the village of Grand-Popo, Benin in West Africa. The purpose of the centre is to improve the awareness and to promote the cooperation between Finnish and African artists and researchers, as well as to support the cultural contacts between Finland and Benin. Villa Karo issues grants to Finnish professionals of cultural and societal fields and acts as a cultural centre in Grand-Popo. The role of Villa Karo is to act as a mediator between Finnish and African artists and cultural actors. The main objective is to offer Finnish artists, researchers and teachers a possibility to reside in Africa. In addition to that, Villa Karo invites African professionals of the cultural scene to Finland The activities of the cultural centre include, among other things: monthly concerts and theatre and dance performances every first Saturday of the month; film screenings every Friday; art exhibitions; conference and seminar rooms; library; a collection exhibiting West African ethnographic art and the history of West Africa.