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Former name | National Museum of Rwanda |
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Established | 1989 |
Location | Huye |
Coordinates | 2°35′19″S 29°44′42″E / 2.5887°S 29.7451°E |
Type | Ethnographic |
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]
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]