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Ethnographic Museum (Rwanda)

Ethnographic Museum
The Ethnographic Museum when it was called the National Museum of Rwanda
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Former name
National Museum of Rwanda
Established1989
LocationHuye
Coordinates2°35′19″S 29°44′42″E / 2.5887°S 29.7451°E / -2.5887; 29.7451
TypeEthnographic

The Ethnographic Museum (Kinyarwanda: Inzu ndangamurage[1]), formerly the National Museum of Rwanda (French: Musée national du Rwanda, Kinyarwanda: Ingoro y'Umurage w'u Rwanda), is a national museum in Rwanda. It is located in Butare.[2] It is owned by Institute of National Museums of Rwanda.[3]

It was built with help of the Belgian government and opened in 1989.[2] It is also a good source of information on the cultural history of the country and the region.[2] It is also known as the site of the murder of Queen Dowager Rosalie Gicanda and several others during the Rwandan genocide.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Inzu Ndangamurage z’u Rwanda zikomeje kwinjiza akayabo." (Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today) Izuba Rirashe. Retrieved on 10 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Aimable Twagilimana (1 October 2007). Historical Dictionary of Rwanda. Scarecrow Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-8108-6426-9.
  3. ^ "Introduction". museum.gov.rw. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. ^ Rwanda genocide: Nizeyimana convicted of killing Queen Gicanda, 19 June 2012, BBC, Retrieved 2 March 2016
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