Musa Heritage Gallery shortened Mus'Art is a museum created in 1996 in memory of Cameroonian artists Daniel Kanjo Musa and his elder son, John, to preserve wood sculptures by these departed artists. Over the years, Mus'Art Gallery has been expanding to diversify its collection. Over 400 objects are exhibit
ed, including masks, wooden statues, traditional musical instruments, pottery, basketry, hunting gadgets and traditional metal works, all collected in the Grass-fields region (North-West of Cameroon). The museum is also known as the 'Grass-fields Arts Museum'. One of the first goals of Mus'Art Gallery is to collect works of art to preserve them. Due to a lack of adapted infrastructures, the richness of the Grass-fields artistic heritage is threatened by degradation, a
nd eventually by extinction. Mus'Art Gallery tries, as far as its funds permit it, to compensate for these threats by offering its collections the treatment they deserve, for a durable conservation. The other main mission of Mus'Art Gallery is the spread of this heritage among both local people and foreigners. Mus'Art Gallery tries its best to become a place for exchanges and education, a place where discovering the works of art open the path for a better understanding of history and traditions from the Grass-fields region. Guided visits are proposed, a special prices policy has been set up for Cameroonians, and partnerships have been established with schools, in order to give the opportunity for pupils to familiarize with their roots, but also with the world of artistic creation. Temporary exhibitions are also proposed, like for instance, the photographic exhibition "1000 Peace Women across the globe", inaugurated by the Swiss consul general in Cameroon, in 2007. In any case, cultural democratization is a core value of Mus'Art Gallery.
Generally speaking, Mus'Art Gallery aims to evolve in order to become the cultural centre needed by Kumbo, as well as a leader in heritage preservation, including arts, music and crafts.
Mus'Art Gallery is a place for exchanges and education, a place where arts open paths for better Understanding of history and traditions from the Grass-fields region of Cameroon
We are concerned with the preservation, education and promotion of the rich artistic and cultural heritage of the western-grassfields of Cameroon at the verge of disappearance. We are convinced the arts can enable a lot of people particularly youths earn a livelihood engaging in the arts. This should help to create income for themselves and their families; fight poverty and unemployment; and contribute to the creative sector.
