Art Clubs : Saving Antiquities For Today’s Generation  

Today’s generation, especially students, is versed with stories of the past of their nation and other foreign lands. But most often, there is nothing concrete to connect them to such history lessons. Moreover, over the years, modernity has tended to have negative effects on society, especially the youth. As result, life’s values that were held in high esteem in the past are either ignored or being forgotten completely. And certain old items that will make for better understanding of the present by youth and to help them prepare for the future are totally neglected.  
It is against this backdrop that Nestor Dominique Kengne, a fine artist, collector of antique items from refuse dumps and National Pedagogic Inspector in charge of Arts and Cultural Education in the Ministry of Secondary Education, has decided to do something about the situation. Thus, the advent of the “Introductory Project For The Collection Of Antique Objects Or Those About To Become Extinct And The Creation Of Mini Galleries In Some Cameroonian Colleges.” “This is why I thought of carrying out this project in schools by collecting old items considered by many as not only being totally useless, but also dirty and encumbering,” Kengne explains. 
He hopes, through these antiquities, to help the young to better understand history and their culture. Also, learners could become more interested in reading about the past in order to know more about the people who used the antiquities. “As a fine arts practitioner or visual artist and collector of dustbin items, it was in the course of my work that I discovered some valuable antiquiti...