National Museums Of East Africa

National Museums Of East Africa: East Africa Museums are buildings where interesting and valuable things (such as works of art or historical or scientific objects) are collected and shown to the public. East Africa includes Kenya, Rwanda Tanzania, and Uganda.

The Museums are places of discovery, contemplation, and learning. These museums preserve East Africa’s cultural and natural heritage.
* Kenya has 22 museums, many sites, and monuments across the country
* Uganda has 25 museums
* Rwanda has 8 museums
* Tanzania has 10 museums

These museums have diverse collections covering the fields of fauna and flora, paleontology, military history, cultural history, geology, anthropology, and archaeology. The target audience for these museums is children, youth, adults, students, tourists, researchers, and the public in general.

East Africa is rich in culture, history, and natural beauty. It is home to a diverse range of ethnic groups, each with its unique traditions and stories to tell. Museums and galleries in East Africa are important repositories of this rich heritage, offering visitors a chance to explore the region’s history, art, and culture.

The five functions of museums in East Africa are to collect, organize (or classify), display, instruct its audience, and project a sense of the nation. Historical sites and landmarks in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda historical monuments are tourist attractions in East Africa. Museums showcase the history of these great countries as well as the cultural heritage of East Africa.

Check out our list of East African historical sites and Landmarks including; Museums, Monuments, and Sites below:

Museums of Kenya

1.) Nairobi Museum of Kenya
2.) Zanzibar Gallery, Kenya
3.) Karen Blixen Museum, Kenya
4.) Rwesero Arts Museum
5.) Uganda Museum, Kenya
6.) Desert Museum
7.) Lamu Museum
8.) Inema Arts Center
9.) Fort Jesus Museum
10.) Nairobi Snake Park
11.) Karen Blixen Museum
12.) Fort Jesus Museum
13.) Lamu Museum
14.) Malindi Museum
15.) Gede Museum
16) Rabai Museum
17.) Kisumu Museum
18.) Kitale Museum
19.) Kapenguria Museum
20.) Kabarnet Museum
21.) Kariamdusi Museum
22.) Hyrax Hill Museum
23.) Meru Museum
24.) Narok Maa Museum
25.) Wajir Museum
26.) Tambach Museum
27.) Kenyatta House Lodwar Museum
28.) Nyeri Museum

Museums of Tanzania

1.) National Museum and Culture House Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2.) Village Museum Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3.) Massai Cultural Museum (Meserani Snake Park), Arusha, Tanzania
4.) Aruaha Museum, Arusha, Tanzania
5.) Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
(6.) Mwalimu Nyerere Museum, Butiama, Tanzania
(7.) Sukuma Tribe, Bujora Paris, Mwanza, Tanzania
(8.) Arusha Declaration stadium, Arusha, Tanzania
(9.) Arusha Tanzanite Museum, Arusha, Tanzania
(10.) Sultan Palace, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Museums of Uganda

1.) Ankole cultural drama actor’s museum
2.) Attitude change museum
3.) Bamasaaba Cultural Union
4.) Bulemba Museum
5.) Bukonzo Cultural Association Museum
(6.) Bunyoro Community Historical Museum Associates
7.) Busoga Cultural Museum
8.) Butambala Heritage Center of Civilization
9.)Batwa Cultural Experience – Museum trail
10.) Cultural Research Centre Museum-Jinja
11.) Charles Nyonyintono Kikonyogo Money Museum
12.) Gakondo Cultural Museum
13.) Ebirungi Ebyeira Museum-Jinja
(14.) Ham Mukasa Museum
(15.) Igongo Cultural Centre
16.) Iteso Cultural Union Museum
17.) Karamoja Regional Museum
18.) Kabale Regional Museum
19.) Kigulu Cultural Museum-Iganga
20.) Mountain of the Moon-Fort Portal
21.) Mt. Elgon Museum of History and Culture-Mbale
22.) Nyamyarro Museum
23.) Obudingiya Bwa Bamba (OBB)
24.) Ssemagulu Royal Museum
25.) The Ik House of Memory
26.) Ker Kwong Museum – Alur
27.) Uganda Museum
28.) Uganda Marty’s University Museum
29.) Social Innovation Museum
30.) Soroti Regional Museum
31.) St.Luke Community Museum
32.) Zoological Museum at Makerere University

Museums in Rwanda

1.) Kandt House Museum
2.) Ethnographic Museum
3.) Museum for Campaign Against Genocide
4.) Rwanda Art Museum
5.) King’s Palace Museum
6.) Museum of Environment
7.) Kwigira Museum
8.) Rwanda Liberation Museum

Zanzibar Museums

1.) The House of Wonders (Beit al-Ajaib) is a museum in Stone Town
2.) The Palace Museum in Zanzibar
3.) Freddie Mercury’s House In Zanzibar
4.) Hamamni Persian Baths, Zanzibar Town
5.) The Prince Salme Museum
6.) Mtoni Palace Ruins
7.) The Beautiful Eyes in Stone Town
8.) The Peace Memorial Museum in Zanzibar
9.) The Catholic cathedral, St Joseph’s Cathedral, (an important landmark)
10.) Museum of Natural History
11.) Msikiti wa Balnara, (also known as Malindi Mosque), is the oldest mosque on the island
12.) Mangapwani Slave Chamber (20 km north of Stone Town and 2 km up the coast from the Mangapwani Coral Cavern
13.) Old Anglican Church in Zanzibar
14.) Maruhubi Palace Ruins in Zanzibar (4 kilometers north of Zanzibar Town)
15.) The Arab Fort, (also known as the Old Fort) or by its local name Ngome Kongwe
16.) Old Indian Dispensary in Zanzibar (Ithnashiri Dispensary)
17.) Kizimkazi Mosque in Zanzibar (oldest Islamic building on the East African coast)
18. Kidichi Persian Baths in Zanzibar
19.) Livingstone House in Zanzibar (best-known of all the 19th-century European explorers in Africa)

Kenya National Museums

Kenya National Museums total about 22 museums, many sites, and monuments across the country. These museums have diverse collections covering the fields of fauna and flora, palaeontology, military history, cultural history, geology, anthropology and archaeology. The target audience for these museums are children, youth, adults, students, tourists, researchers and the public in general. Examples of these National Museums are Nairobi Museum of Kenya, Karen Blixen Museum, Lamu Museum, Fort Jesus Museum, Nairobi Snake Park, Malindi Museum, Gede Museum, Kisumu Museum,Kitale Museum, Kariamdusi Museum etc.