National Museum (Gambia)

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The entrance to the National Museum of The Gambia

The National Museum ( German  National Museum ) of the West African country Gambia is on Independence Drive (on some maps the road as Gloucester Street or Tafsir Demba Ndow Street named) in the capital Banjul .

description

For the historically interested visitor it shows some interesting exhibits. Many of the pieces shown are related to personalities from the varied history of Gambia . The museum is open Monday through Saturday, with reduced opening times on Friday and Saturday.

history

In the late 1960s, a group around Florence Mahoney founded the Friends of the National Museum , which ultimately led to the establishment of the museum. Mahoney himself helped design the museum.

The museum is housed in a building that was previously used as the Parliament building, the British Council and the National Library, and the Bathurst Club. The museum was opened by then President Dawda Jawara on February 18, 1985, the 20th anniversary of Gambia's independence.

In 2013 the building, which is over 100 years old, underwent a two-week renovation. The funds were donated by Trust Bank Gambia Limited .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Craig Emms, Linda Barnett, Richard Human: The Gambia, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guide) . Bradt Travel Guides, 2006, ISBN 1-84162-137-4
  2. ^ According to Ceesay: Friends of the Museum Society
  3. ↑ Hassoum Ceesay: Gambian women: an introductory history . 1st edition. Fulladu Publishers, Gambia 2007, p. 102 .
  4. ↑ allAfrica.com: Gambia: Encounter With Dr. Florence Mahoney, a Historian (Page 1 of 2). June 29, 2011, accessed January 27, 2019 .
  5. ↑ National Museum under renovation ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Daily Observer (online) July 11, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / observer.gm
  6. ^ A b Preserving Our Antiquities & Historical Sites The Independent, September 21, 2001

Web links

Commons : National Museum of the Gambia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 13 ° 27 ′ 23 "  N , 16 ° 34 ′ 35"  W.