Come and explore the links between memory, artistic creation and historical heritage.
Organised by the Musée National, doual’art, the Goethe Institute and the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (CUD), ‘Il était une fois la naissance du Staat Kamerun 1884-1914’ explores the historical landscape of Cameroon under German colonial rule, showing the profound cultural and social upheavals that took place over these thirty years. Phase 2 of the exhibition, focusing on Douala, traces the colonial borders that once separated diverse peoples and traditions, marking the birth of Cameroon as an administrative state. It confronts the forced submission to colonial norms, which disrupted ancestral customs and social and spiritual ties, and led to a lasting identity crisis.
