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List of public art in Cameroon

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This is a list of public art in Cameroon. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
La Nouvelle Liberté (The new liberty) Deïdo in Douala, Cameroon

4°03′51″N 9°42′25″E / 4.064222°N 9.706936°E / 4.064222; 9.706936
1996 Joseph-Francis Sumégné Sculpture made with recycled materials 12 meters high, 5 m diameters, 8 tons. Municipality of Douala


La Borne Fontaine Vallée Bessengue in Douala, Cameroon

4°03′17″N 9°42′26″E / 4.054601°N 9.707102°E / 4.054601; 9.707102
2003 Danièle Diwouta-Kotto a permanent fountain 6 meters high, 3 meters width, 4 meters long. Municipality of Douala


La Passerelle de Bessengué Vallée Bessengue in Douala, Cameroon

4°03′19″N 9°42′26″E / 4.05532°N 9.707129°E / 4.05532; 9.707129
2005 Alioum Moussa a painted wooden bridge with an iron handrail 1,26 meters high, 4,92 meters width, 9 meters long.


Sud Obelisk Bonanjo in Douala, Cameroon

4°02′18″N 9°42′53″E / 4.0382°N 9.7148°E / 4.0382; 9.7148
2007 Faouzi Laatiris an engraved obelisk 8,75 meters high, 1 meter width, 1 meters long.


Njé Mo Yé New Bell in Douala, Cameroon

4°01′58″N 9°44′53″E / 4.0329°N 9.748°E / 4.0329; 9.748
2005 Koko Komégné a sculpture that represents and glorifies the couple 5 meters high, 2,5 meter width


Arbre à palabres Jardin du tombeau des Rois Bell in Bonanjo, Douala, Cameroon

4°02′38″N 9°41′14″E / 4.043768°N 9.687152°E / 4.043768; 9.687152
2007 Frédéric Keiff tree, whose trunk and branches are made of painted iron rods, and leaves made of fragments of colored glass 5 meters high, 10 meter circumference Municipality of Douala


Face à l’eau Bonamouti-Deido in Douala, Cameroon

4°04′02″N 9°44′16″E / 4.0672°N 9.7378°E / 4.0672; 9.7378
2008-2010 Salifou Lindou a sculpture near the Wouri River, made of wood, metal, and colored plastic sheets 3,70 meters high


Les Mots écrits de New Bell New Bell Ngangué in Douala, Cameroon

4°01′13″N 9°44′17″E / 4.0204°N 9.738°E / 4.0204; 9.738
2008-2010 Hervé Yamguen a set of six mural installations Municipality of Douala


Le Jardin sonore Bonamouti-Deido, near Wouri River. in Douala, Cameroon

4°05′39″N 9°48′54″E / 4.0943°N 9.8151°E / 4.0943; 9.8151
2010 Lucas Grandin a wooden structure built on three floors that serves as a panoramic viewpoint on the Wouri River, as a botanical garden and as a dewdrop percussion organ. 10 meters high, 4,52x6,83 meters wide, Municipality of Douala


Colonne Pascale Carrefour Shell, New Bell, Douala, Cameroon

4°01′16″N 9°44′02″E / 4.0212°N 9.7339°E / 4.0212; 9.7339
2010 Pascale Marthine Tayou a sculpture made of pots in Vitreous enamel 12 meters high Municipality of Douala