Conakry National Museum

Conakry National Museum or Guinea National Museum is the national museum of Guinea, situated in the capital, Conakry. It was established shortly after independence in 1960.[1] It contains displays of the ethnography and prehistory of Guinea, and has a considerable collection of masks and fetishes and a range of art.[2] The museum is located beside the Ignace Deen Hospital.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Conakry, Guinea". SIBMAS. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Gale Research Inc (1995). Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Africa. Gale Research. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-8103-9880-1. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Alexandra Gazel (2007). République de Guinée, Guinée-Bissau. Petit Futé. ISBN 2-7469-1603-7.

Coordinates: 9°30′17″N 13°42′32″W / 9.5047°N 13.7090°W / 9.5047; -13.7090


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