Chichiri Museum

The Chichiri Museum, also known as the Museum of Malawi, is a historical and cultural museum located in Blantyre, . Strictly Museum of Malawi refers to a group of five museums but Chichiri Museum uses the name due to the breadth of its exhibits.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum
  • Also known as: “Museum of Malawi” and “Nyasaland Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kamuzu Stadium and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.

Stadium
Photo: AndrewDressel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in Blantyre, . It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 65,000 people. This can be limited for safety reasons. Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers are tenants. is situated 760 metres northwest of Chichiri Museum.

Hospital
The , is a tertiary referral and teaching hospital in , situated in . It provides care to the surrounding district hospitals, health clinics, and private medical facilities. is situated 2 km west of Chichiri Museum.

Museum
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is a historic site located in , . The building was formerly a residence built in 1882 by the African Lakes Corporation. The building served as the Scottish company's headquarters and it was also the base for the Standard Bank. is situated 3 km northwest of Chichiri Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blantyre.

is 's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with a population of 800,264 as of 2018. It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, .

Chichiri Museum

Latitude
-15.80408° or 15° 48′ 15″ south
Longitude
35.03948° or 35° 2′ 22″ east
Operator
Museums of Malawi
Open location code
5GPQ52WQ+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3047298959
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1488889
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Tumbuka—“Chichiri Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Չիչիրիի թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu de Malawi”
  • French: “Musée Chichiri”
  • German: “Chichiri Museum”
  • German: “Museum von Malawi”
  • Hausa: “Gidan kayan gargajiya na Chichiri”
  • Spanish: “Museo Chichiri”
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Chichiri”
  • Tumbuka: “Nyumba yakusungilamo vyakale yaku Chichiri”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include University of Malawi - The Polytechnic Chichiri Campus and Worldwide Church of God.

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