Things to see and do Sokodé

An interesting little museum with a section devoted to the chieftaincies and traditions of Togo through its peoples, culture, religion and art. On display are traditional suitcases; costumes worn for dances such as Djouka or Adossa; tam-tams carved from shea tree trunks for urgent meetings or important events; flutes decorated with earrings and necklaces for admirers; cooking utensils; mats and bamboo raffia baskets..

There are still some buildings in Sokodé dating from the German colonial period. They are concentrated around the prefecture: residence of the prefect, prefecture, buildings of the technical high school... The German powder magazine is one of the sites not to be missed. It is located on a hill behind the camp of Sokodé. Built after 1887, it is composed of a rampart built of dry stones solidly laid out one on top of the other and surrounding a tin-covered storehouse where weapons and ammunition were kept.

Here is a reference center for handicrafts in the prefecture of Tchaoudjo. It was founded in 1989 under the leadership of the Togolese government and the European Development Fund. It is a place of training, production and sale of traditional fabrics. Togolese weaving techniques are perpetuated here in the respect of traditions. It is possible to visit the weaving places where you can appreciate the craftsmen at work. Souvenir store.

It is a small center for art training: painting, batik and creation on calabash. The artist Félix Kouhan Tiyouma was trained at the famous center of Kpalimé before teaching there for a while. Driven by the desire to undertake, he resigned to create this artistic center in Sokodé. Today, he shares his passion, within the cultural center, with several students of the region. He works in collaboration with three visual artists and his wife.