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]
 The Ethnographic Museum when it was called the National Museum of Rwanda | |
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Former name | National Museum of Rwanda |
|---|---|
| Established | 1989 |
| Location | Huye |
| Coordinates | 2°35′19″S 29°44′42″E / 2.5887°S 29.7451°E |
| Type | Ethnographic |
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
edit- ^ "Inzu Ndangamurage z’u Rwanda zikomeje kwinjiza akayabo." (Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today) Izuba Rirashe. Retrieved on 10 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Aimable Twagilimana (1 October 2007). Historical Dictionary of Rwanda. Scarecrow Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-8108-6426-9.
- ^ "Introduction". museum.gov.rw. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Rwanda genocide: Nizeyimana convicted of killing Queen Gicanda, 19 June 2012, BBC, Retrieved 2 March 2016
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