Benedictine Museum of Mont Fébé
Musée d'art camerounais (Monastère bénédictin du Mont Fébé)
A Cameroonian art museum in the Benedictine monastery on Mont Fébé. Its masks, sculptures and bronzes are widely regarded as among the finest in the country.
The Benedictine monastery on Mont Fébé was built in the 1960s. Its small but outstanding museum is made up of traditional Cameroonian art collected over many years by the monks. The exhibits include wooden masks and thrones from the grassland regions, copper pipes, woven textiles and beadwork, representing peoples such as the Bamum, Bamileke and Tikar. Many scholars consider the collection to rival that of the national museum. Opening hours are limited and usually fall in the afternoon, so check in advance. The monastery church, with its African-style liturgy and Gregorian chant, is also worth experiencing.
Opening hours
Limited hours, mostly afternoons; confirm in advance
Nearby sights
- Mont Fébé
- Mokolo Market
- Yaoundé Municipal Lake
- Mvog-Betsi Zoo
- Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Cathedral
- National Museum of Cameroon
- Reunification Monument
- Basilica of Mary Queen of the Apostles