Bandjoun: Dynamic Tradition, Creation, Life

The museum has more than one hundred major and significant objects of the cultural and artistic heritage of Bandjoun, one of the main centres of artistic creation and tradition in the Cameroonian Grassland. There are rare pieces, including some masterpieces of Africa art. They celebrate the pomp of the court of the kings of Bandjoun, the grandeur and the power of these monarchs and their retainers and the solidity of the institutions. They also materialise universal themes such as death, life, defeat, love, victory, power, prestige, occult forces etc. The superb royal thrones, the magnificent masks and beaded objects, the richly decorated architectonic elements, the fabrics with enigmatic patterns and various cultural objects which are at times the expression of the cycle of life, are often of great aesthetic and/or social and historical value.

The permanent exhibition is entitled «Bandjoun: dynamic tradition, creation and life» and is organised around six themes:

The land and the men   
Myths, legends and history
Kingdom and society
Secret societies and religions

Creation:
      containers
      architecture
      statues and furniture
      musical instruments

Bandjoun yesterday, today and tomorrow
Itinéraires de la memoire colective