City: Addis Ababa
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5 Specialty Museums in Addis Ababa That You Shouldn't Miss
Sometimes referred to as the capital of Africa, Addis Ababa is a buzzing hub of economic, social and political activity and home to such notable offices as the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The diversity of its people is reflected in the many churches, mosques and museums, including the Ethiopian National Museum which houses the fossilized skeleton of Dinkinesh, or Lucy, the Australopithecine discovered in the area in the 1970s.
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1. The Africa Unbound Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
Pan-African museum
Reviewed By sammytesfu - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The visit to the Africa Unbound Museum was such a unique experience. I have heard about the Museum but what I saw was not what I was expecting. We booked in advance and we had a guided tour, where we had the opportunity to share our thoughts and experiences. I love how it was curated and how the story flows. How the world is connected and more than ever the importance of how we need to invest in our children. I highly encourage people to visit the museum but don't plan to go there for one hour, as you will be immersed in the discussion and time flies easily. The African Unbound Museum is a great addition to things to do and places to visit in Addis Ababa. Great work!!!!!
2. Red Terror Martyrs Memorial Museum
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4.5 based on 810 reviews
Reviewed By JMCN_180 - Madrid, Spain
This museum that we visited at the end of our trip to Ethiopia, helped us to complete the circule of Ethiopia’s history: the end of the Halie Selassie’s empire and the cruel period of communist regime in Ethiopia. Being Spanish and born during the Franco Regime, unfortunately I was familiar with the hard evidences of torture, massive killings, collective graves and “missing” civilians. The museum explains and illustrate very well this sad period of Ethiopia. My take away is: 1. The communist slogan of “Ethiopia First”, which sounds very popular now a days in other countries. 2. The picture of the dictator through if the bottle with blood to threaten the population of Addis and 3. That I hope that Ethiopia will remain in peace and no civil war will take place any more. All my support the Ethiopian and the current democratic government. Finally, a museum like this should exist in Spain to leave a track record our our recent history of dictatorship, Basque terrorism and government “dirty war”, three things that like in Ethiopia should never happen any more. The local guide made a great job!
3. National Museum of Ethiopia
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4.0 based on 1,700 reviews
This museum’s greatest treasure is the partial skeleton of "Lucy," a tiny human believed to have lived over three million years ago.
Reviewed By thomaswhelan2 - Dublin, Ireland
Great historical pieces for Ethiopiasale beautiful history well worth a visit must see forget piassa prices too high for foreign visitors go to the national Museum if you want to learn anything about Ethiopian history and culture
4. Ethnological Museum
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4.0 based on 579 reviews
Reviewed By ckiarie2002ke - Nairobi, Kenya
Of all the museums I visited in Ethiopia I enjoyed this one the most as it gives a wide variety of history of Ethiopia and you also get to see the Lavish lifestyle of Haile Selassie.
5. Berhan Ethiopa Cultural Center Plc
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
For people who have no time to travel all of Ethiopia or are having a short stay in addis, this is the place to be to experience a glimpse of Ethiopian culture, tradition, and Architectural Deisgn as well as indeginous plants. This is the place to visit to experience the hospitality of Ethiopian culture. The center has also won an award for promoting Ethiopian cultural tourism.
