Malindi Museum

Malindi’s first museum building was opened in 2004, located in a two story building dating from 1891 known as The House of Columns. In 2013 Malindi Museum acquired a second set of buildings which is now known as Malindi Museum Heritage Complex, the main building of which houses the ethnographic collections. Malindi Museum also has responsibility for two other heritage sites in the town: The Vasco da Gama Pillar and The Portuguese Chapel.

The Heritage Complex museum contains various historical artefacts from Malindi. The museum has exhibits containing traditional objects such as musical instruments, tools and costumes. On the ethnographic section, the museum contains various artefacts of the Mijikenda peoples who are ethnic groups inhabiting the Kenyan coast, including wooden totems. In addition, the museum features artefacts from other communities that inhabit the Kenyan coast, as well as objects from the Swahili civilization. (Wikipedia)

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