Bandjoun Museum

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Location Bandjoun, Cameroon.
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Type art and cultural museum

The Bandjoun Museum is an art and cultural museum located in Bandjoun, Cameroon. [1]

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References

  1. Jones, Erica P. (2016). "A Lending Museum: The Movement of Objects and the Impact of the Museum Space in the Grassfields (Cameroon)". African Arts. 49 (2): 6–19. doi:10.1162/AFAR_a_00283.