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Czech Art Books at the DoualArt Center in Douala, Cameroon

A strong business delegation from the Czech Republic visited the Republic of Cameroon in December 2017 under the leadership of Junior Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ivan Jančárek.
 

The mission was not only promoting Czech economic and business relations with Cameroon, but had also a cultural dimension.  The Deputy Minister I. Jančárek donated a gift of art books to the DoualaArt Centre. The DoualArt Center is located in Douala – Bonanjo and is one of the most popular art centers in this lively port, and at the same time the biggest city in Cameroon. Mr. Ivan Jančárek in co-operation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abuja prepared a large selection of Czech books on Czech painting, sculpture, photography and history in English and French. The books were presented to Princess Marilyne Douala Bell, the co-founder and director of DoualArt. The donated books will enrich still a rather small library of the center, which is a cultural landmark of Douala, and is very popular with young Cameroonian artists.

DoualArt was founded in 1991 and is housed in one of the wings of Douala Bell’s royal family palace. The Center is well known for organizing art exhibitions, debates, concerts and the famous „Salon in the City“ (Salon urbain de Douala), when art and  artists leave the walls of the center and showcase their artworks in the streets of Douala for all to see.

The Czech Embassy in Abuja wishes to thank the art book publisher Nakladatelství Kant, for providing most of the above-mentioned art books.

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Předání knižního daru DoualArt Centru v Douale, Book Donation to DoualArt in Douala, Cameroon