Views about modern museums in the palaces of the western Grassfields, Cameroon
SOURCE: International Journal of African Renaissance Studies
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.A.Fubah
KEYWORDS: CAMEROON, MUSEUMS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9343
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/10021
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/10021
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.A.Fubah
KEYWORDS: CAMEROON, MUSEUMS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9343
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/10021
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/10021
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Abstract
This article presents the findings from a survey conducted in two museums in the western Grassfields of Cameroon. The purpose of the study was to identify how people feel about the newly constructed museums. Between 2005 and 2006, and also during intermittent visits in 2009, 2010 and 2012, a total of 20 interviews were conducted with museum officials, relevant government departments, as well as local and foreign visitors to the museums. The findings reveal that the population of the region is happy with the museums, regardless of the fact that they are worried about the impact these might have on the royal treasury or traditional palace museum, where the objects were previously stored.-
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