The 5 Best Things to do in Bamenda, Northwest Region

February 4, 2022 Karren Gelb

Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region. The city had a population of about 500,000 people and is located 366 kilometres north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé.

1. Fon's Palace

Ring Road, Bamenda Cameroon
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Fon's Palace

2. Mankon Museum

Momo, Bamenda Cameroon +237 7219547 [email protected] http://www.museumcam.org/en/mankon/info.php
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Mankon Museum

Mankon Museum Arts, Heritage and Culture from the Mankon Kingdom The Mankon Museum presents cultural and artistic production of the Kingdom of Mankon of Grassland Cameroon. This production, which represents an essential part of the cultural and artistic heritage of Mankon, plays a fundamental role in the cultural continuity of the society. Objects are pregnant with « meaning » but also identified characteristic forms, all bearers of memory in the treasures of the kings, notables and secret societies. The pieces are extraordinarily rich, both in their quality, the diversity of the domains they approach and by the variety of their decorative motifs, styles and themes. The permanent exhibition, entitled “Arts, Heritage and Culture from the Mankon Kingdom”, presents some 179 objects grouped together in six thematic sections. The Kingdom (Ala’Mankon) History Art and Power Art and Society Exchanges and Artistic Relationships Creativity, Artists and Craftsmen Statues and Masks Furniture Containers Costumes, Personal Ornaments Musical instruments and Arms The Mankon Museum reserve equally harbors considerable amazing arts and craft objects that are occasionally exhibited.

3. Bamenda Ring Road

Bamenda Cameroon
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Bamenda Ring Road

4. Presbyterian Handicraft Center

Commercial Ave, Bamenda Cameroon +237 2 33 36 12 81 [email protected] http://www.prescraft.com/
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5. Bamenda Handicraft Cooperative Society

Foot Hill Station Road, Bamenda Cameroon +237 6 77 75 56 73 http://www.bamendahandicraftcoop.com
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