title: Commemorating national cultures at Cameroon’s Museum of Civilizations
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metadata.value: Ngitir, Victor Bayena
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Ebwa Ebwa, Serge-Michaël
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2024-05-24T17:14:13Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2024-05-24T17:14:13Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2023-12
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metadata.value: Ngitir V. B., Ebwa Ebwa S.-M. 2023. Commemorating national cultures at Cameroon’s Museum of Civilizations. The Issues of Museology 14 (2): 247–267. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu27.2023.209
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu27.2023.209
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/45433
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metadata.value: Of the 20 private museums recognized by the Cameroon government, the Museum of Civilizations,
  Dschang (Musee des Civilizations, MDC) stands out as a hub of national cultures,
  despite its poor visitation and low visibility. Conceived in 1996 and inaugurated in November
  2010, MDC was located at the heart of Dschang town in the West Region of Cameroon
  (Central Africa). Its central theme is man at the heart of his cultural identity for a dialogue of
  civilizations. Today, MDC faces fierce challenges as it memorializes the cultures of the Fang-
  Beti-Bulu, Sudano-Sahelian, Grassfields and Sawa peoples of Cameroon. This paper revisits
  MDC among other things, as a melting pot of Cameroonian cultures and regional identities.
  Our central question is: “how, despite its multiple challenges, does MDC successfully memorialize
  Cameroon’s four principal cultural areas?” While cultural representations remain central,
  concerns of identity, research and the teaching of museology have also been highlighted.
  A blend of qualitative research, iconography and ethnography, analyzed on the basis of content,
  chronology and participatory observation, provide the methodological grounds for our
  findings. The Museum of Civilizations not only commemorates the cultures and civilizations
  of Cameroon and the Central African sub-region in general, but also provides an ideal hub for
  culture tourism, education and research.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: The Issues of Museology;Volume 14; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Cameroon
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Commemoration
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: cultures
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: museum
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: civilizations
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Dschang
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Commemorating national cultures at Cameroon’s Museum of Civilizations
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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