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The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Ethiopia, Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°N 38°E / 8°N 38°E / 8; 38
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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
Overall Ratings
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. South Omo Research Centre Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By Haelen - Voorburg, The Netherlands
This museum is a must see, if you are in Jinka. It displays items used by the different ethnic groups in Omo Valley and gives a lot of information on local customs in English.
4. Church of Debre Sina Maryam
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By snowythepyro - London, United Kingdom
It was wonderful to step off the boat and feel like you've stepped back 500 years, but at the same time to know that this is live, active worship, happening just the same as many hundreds of years ago. That thousands of feet have stood where you're standing, absorbed by the bright mural paintings, completely focused on worship. Really special.
5. National Museum of Ethiopia
Overall Ratings
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
6. Ethnological Museum
Overall Ratings
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.
7. Casa Museo di Rimbaud
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By joycestotheworld - Singapore, Singapore
Simple museum with a great collection of artifacts for you to learn about the history of Harar. Highly recommended. There is also a small souvenir shop to the left of the building where some ladies make jewelry for donations to the orphanage.
8. Harar Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 40 reviews
Starting with the collection of Abdella Sherif, it contains early examples of Harar coins, bookbinding and other historical objects.
Reviewed By lubabahh - Los Angeles, United States
If you choose to visit Harar, you should stop at this museum. It has very interesting artifacts not only from Harar, but from all of Ethiopia. The guide was very knowledgeable and speaks English very well.
9. Emperor Yohannes IV Palace
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By BethlehemAB - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
If you are in Mekele I highly recommend you to visit this place. The way it's constructed and everything about it is just remarkable. There's a person who will guide you throughout your so he tells you well about the history which makes it more awesome.
10. Berhan Ethiopa Cultural Center Plc
Overall Ratings
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.
