City: Ethiopia
Top Things to do in Ethiopia
Top 5 Art Museums in Ethiopia, Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°N 38°E / 8°N 38°E / 8; 38
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1. Zoma Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 21 reviews
Zoma Museum is a dream inspired 25 years ago by the timeless and structurally sound vernacular architecture of Ethiopia and other parts of the world. The Museum aims to bring traditional construction techniques into the present, demonstrating their ability to withstand time while maintaining their grace and beauty. Facilities includes a gallery, a library, a children center, a botanical garden, a school, an amphitheater and a gift shop. Future development plans also include an art and vernacular architecture school.
Reviewed By drsteve99 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Visitors and residents of Addis Ababa with young children often find it challenging to find reasonably priced, suitable, safe green -space, holiday-season edutainment options. Fortunately, Zoma Museum is one of the excellent exceptions, and after today’s visit, I will place it in my top 3 recommendations for parents with young children visiting or living in Addis Ababa. My party of 3 adults and 2 young children found the under 600 Birr entry price quite reasonable, especially as we had just forked out 2400 to visit Unity Park 2 days before. Foreigners will breathe a sigh of relief not to be gouged with an additional fee like in so many of the cities quality attractions. After some fascinating photography and artwork amidst a lush tropical ambiance, my children immediately gravitated to the art cabin where developmentally appropriate-sized furniture and ample art supplies were available for small children to create, collaborate, communicate and connect. We had to drag the kids kicking and screaming out of the art hut but they soon settled down when they heard the Christmas music and saw other children enjoying sliding, jumping, twirling, blowing bubbles, etc on the central green space area, which featured inflatable jumping equipment, pictures with Santa, and of course, plenty of vendors to help separate that hard earned cash form parents pockets! Continuing on our merry way, we found ourselves surrounded by more lush greenery behind the central area as we entered the edible garden area. As an educator myself, I found the edible classroom concept particularly interesting and my children marveled at the numerous garden setups during our tour of the garden. The young students who attend the Zoma Museum school are truly fortunate indeed. After our garden tour we continued wandering around the many pathways and taking in all the scenery. Unlike so many other venues in the city, bathrooms at Zoma were plentiful and exceedingly clean. Overall, it was a wonderful afternoon of engaging developmentally appropriate, culturally informative entertainment. Zoma Museum. especially during their special seasonal event days is simply a must-see and must-do for all parents with young children in Addis Ababa!
2. 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.
3. Wakanda Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Wakanda Coffee Club & Art Gallery is the right choice for visitors who are searching for a place to have Coffee , and view art paintings done by Ethiopian Artists, that mainly oriented about the Ethiopian Culture . (some of the paintings are for sale.)
