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Title Communicating the Meanings of Objects in Community Museums in Anglophone Cameroon - Case Study: Mankon Community Museum
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/2077/37918
Date 2015
Author(s) Njinuwo, Eric
Abstract Cameroon is one of the countries in the Central African Sub- region that has a very rich and diverse culture. But paradoxically, the museum sector in the country has not been properly developed by the government to promote, conserve and sustain these cultural practices. This study '' Communicating the Meanings of Objects in Community Museums in Anglophone Cameroon: the case of the Mankon Community Museum '' seeks to analyse ways in which the cultural objects that are on permanent display in the Mankon Community Museum can be interpreted and communicated to the inhabitants of Mankon who the museum primarily aim to serve. Using the theories of '' New Museology'' and communication models in museums, the work contends that if the authorities of the museum engage with the inhabitants of Mankon at all levels of any exhibition process, the museum will achieve its goals of promoting, sustaining and conserving the cultural heritage of the Mankon Kingdom. The work examines the institution of museum in Cameroon as a colonial legacy. It further presents the Mankon Community Museum and its permanent exhibitions. The extent to which the meaning of the permanent display entitled ''Art and Power'' has been conveyed to the visitors of the museum has been discussed. The work utilised both primary sources like interviews, observation, questionnaires and survey and secondary sources.
Subject(s) Community, Community Museum, Hermeneutics and Interpretation, Communication, Exhibition, New Museology
Language eng
Relation International Museum Studies; 2010:3
Type of publication H2
Repository Gothenberg - University of Gothenberg
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