Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Kigali: minibuses from the bus station, about 3 hours for 126 km by carButare (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- -2.58870, 29.74510Ethnographic Museum (Rwanda) (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
Huye is also home to the National University.
Butare (Wikivoyage)The town is near Nyanza and the former king’s palace.
Butare (Wikivoyage)The museum is owned by the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda.
Ethnographic Museum (Rwanda) (Wikipedia)
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- Ethnographic Museum (Rwanda) (Wikipedia)
The Ethnographic Museum […], formerly the National Museum of Rwanda […], is a national museum in Rwanda. It is located in Butare. It is owned by Institute of National Museums of Rwanda. It was built with help of the Belgian government and opened in 1989. It is also a good source of information on the cultural history of the country and the region. (coordinates -2.5887, 29.7451)
- Butare (Wikivoyage)
It is famous for hosting the National University, the National Museum (unique in Africa), and being near Nyanza, where the former king's palace (the mwami) is. There are several minibus companies make their way from Kigali to Butare. It is easy to find in the Kigali Domestic bus station. By car the 126km journey will take 3 hours from Kigali.
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