African art is characterized by being a faithful representation of the rich histories, philosophies, religions and societies of the inhabitants of this vast continent.
The African continent is home to a great variety of cultures, each characterized by its own language, traditions and characteristic artistic forms, for this reason, today we bring a list of the most impressive museums in Africa, in which you can immerse yourself in the immensity of African art.
Archaeological Museum of Rabat
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The Archaeological Museum of Rabat is located in the center of the city of Rabat, in Morocco. This place perfectly represents, through the vestiges that it possesses, the great history of Morocco, starting from prehistory and ending in the Islamic period.
It contains the most extensive collection of archaeological artifacts found in this African country; In it you can find a multitude of prehistoric tools, with pieces of authentic flint carved by Neanderthal men; variety of Neolithic furniture; Roman deities such as the famous «Drunken Mule» from the time of Augustus, or the realism of the «Dog of Volubilis»; Berber inscriptions; bronze and marble figures, etc.
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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The Egyptian Museum of Cairo or Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, actually called the Egyptian Museum, is located in Cairo, capital of Egypt. It is the only place, apart from the pyramids, where it is possible to dive into the depths of Egyptian civilization. This place is an archaeological temple of colossal dimensions that preserves more than 200,000 objects in its more than one hundred rooms, among which are a variety of gold and precious stone jewelery, Tutankhamun’s socks and Mummies.
Rwanda national museum
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It is located in the town of Butare, Rwanda. Its collection is one of the most exquisite in the country and includes historical, artistic and ethnographic objects that are exhibited throughout the seven permanent exhibition rooms of the museum. In this way, visitors gain a diversified view of Rwandan culture and its founding ancestors, the Tutsis, a pastoral group.
Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town
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Built by Dutch settlers in the late 1600s, it once served as a maritime refueling point, military center, and as the seat of government for the VOC until the British took over the Cape Colony in 1795. Arriving in This site, the first thing that will surprise you is to realize that before the sea reached there, to the point that its entrance had to be changed because the waves sometimes did not allow access to it. It currently houses two museums, a pottery exhibition, the ceremonial facilities of the traditional Cape regiments, and the William Fehr Collection, which has oil paintings, antique porcelains and furniture, showing what life was like for the first arriving settlers. to South Africa and parts of the history of the following centuries.
Karonga Museum
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The Karonga Museum and Cultural Center (CMCK), commonly called the Karonga Museum, is a cultural center and museum in the Karonga district of northern Malawi. The objective of this center is the conservation and promotion of the cultural and natural heritage of Karonga, emphasizing the participation of the local community and leaders to contribute and gather collections for the exhibitions. It includes the discoveries of the first life forms on Earth, shows dinosaur fossils and there is also a space dedicated to the first human beings.
