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National Museum of Tanzania
See the skull of a 1.75-million-year-old Nutcracker Man and many artifacts used by his more recent descendants at National Museum of Tanzania, the oldest of the five National Museum of Tanzania branches. Established in 1934, the museum displays traditional crafts like headdresses and musical instruments. Check out a wooden bicycle, traditional clothing items, and hunting-and-gathering gear, as well as traditional medical tools. A memorial commemorates the death of those who perished in the 1998 terrorist attacks in the garden. The museum is also home to a vintage collection and a gallery of contemporary arts. Plan your National Museum of Tanzania visit and explore what else you can see and do in Dar es Salaam using our Dar es Salaam sightseeing tool.
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Really enjoyed the museum, I was in Dar es Salaam for work and it was something to do on a Sunday. It was clean, well organized and interesting.
Really enjoyed the museum, I was in Dar es Salaam for work and it was something to do on a Sunday. It was clean, well organized and interesting. more »
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I had company from the US, so I went with her and another local friend who had not been before. I was happy that we got a guide. He charged us 20k. The exhibitions largely had to do with leaders of..... more
I had company from the US, so I went with her and another local friend who had not been before. I was happy that we got a guide. He charged us 20k. The exhibitions largely had to do with leaders of..... more »
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This is the worst museum I've ever been to. More than 2/3rds of it is empty. I don't know if they are renovating it but they should either close it or charge nothing. It costs $6 and they say they will only accept card payments. The few rooms that you can browse have small digital prints of President Nyerere meeting with African politicians in the 1960s with no real explanations about the significance and letters he wrote to President John F. Kennedy that are full of grammatical and wording issues. This is supposed to be the museum of culture and there is only one small room of bad, contemporary paintings. Local art shops have better works. There is a small hall about early human evolution and fossils but there are almost no bones or fossils shown. Don't bother going here. Tanzania is so rich in history and culture. They could have had an exhibit of the tribal clothing traditions throughout the country or the dark history of colonialism and independence but there is really no history or culture worth seeing here. I saw everything in less than an hour and wanted my money back at the end.
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Well... some nice articles and photos but sad to say. Not in a good condition.... not really worth to visit at this stage...needs improvement. Good is, it is entrance free!! But better go to a market to discover Tanzanian life!
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