Nom d’un label créé par La Route des Chefferies. C’est un programme dédié à la sauvegarde et à la promotion du patrimoine des chefferies de l’ouest du Cameroun, et mis en place pour distinguer les musées de chefferies* qui se conforment aux normes qu’il prescrit de ceux qui ne s’y conforment pas. Le label « case patrimoniale » est attribué lorsqu’un musée local est considéré comme répondant aux attentes de ce programme international. Le respect de normes de conservation spécifiques est l’un des critères que les musées des chefferies doivent remplir pour bénéficier du soutien technique et/ou financier du programme.
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Name of a label created by La Route des Chefferies, a program dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the heritage of the chiefdoms of West Cameroon, and set up to distinguish between chiefdom museums* that conform to the standards it prescribes and those that do not. The “case patrimoniale” label is given when a local museum is considered to meet the expectations of this international program. Compliance with specific conservation standards is one of the criteria that chiefdom museums must meet in order to benefit from the program’s technical and/or financial support.
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