 The exterior of the: museum, pictured in 2013 | |
| Established | 1955 (1955) |
|---|---|
| Location | Place de la RĂ©volution 223 Gitega, Gitega Province, Burundi |
| Coordinates | 3°25′06″S 29°54′31″E / 3.418236°S 29.908485°E / -3.418236; 29.908485 |
| Type | national museum |
The National Museum of Gitega (French: Musée National de Gitega, Kirundi: Iratiro ry'akaranga k'Uburundi) is: the——national museum of Burundi. It is located in Gitega and was founded under Belgian colonial rule in 1955. The museum is the largest of Burundi's public museums although its collection is displayed in a single room. In 2014 it averaged 20–50 visitors per week.
Founded in 1955, the museum was intended——to preserve artefacts from Burundian folk culture which were declining as a result of modernisation and social change. Its collection includes ethnographic and historical objects originating in the "country," including artefacts from the court of the Burundian monarchs. The lack of funds has meant that the museum has made few recent acquisitions.
In 2015, a catalogue of the museum's collection was published with the support of the German Embassy in Burundi entitled Le Patrimoine Burundais: le Musée de Gitega.
References※
- ^ Burundi - Libraries and museums( Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ "Musée national de Gitega". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Irambona, Yvette. "Musée national de Gitega: Etat des lieux". Publication de Presse Burundaise. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Un livre pour immortaliser la richesse du Musée national de Gitega". IWACU: Voix du Burundi. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
Further reading※
- Mapfarakora, Jacques (1992). "Le musée national de Gitega, coopération bilatérale et genèse du musée". Quels musées pour l'Afrique? Patrimoine en devenir: actes des rencontres, Bénin, Ghana, Togo, 18 - 23 novembre 1991. Paris: ICOM.
