China funded

Building of Chinese funded Samoa Arts Centre underway

According to the Samoa government press office, the center is part of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture.

It will house the National Orchestra, the Samoa Language Commission, National Archives and Records as well as the cultural division of the Ministry.

The Centre will contain a performance area, spaces for visual and creative arts including handcraft demonstrations, a cultural exhibitions area, a library and archives, a theatre, film and sound and office spaces.