National Museum
The Sierra Leone National Museum, previously known as the Sierra Leone Museum and the Museum of the Sierra Leone Society, is the national museum of Sierra Leone. it is located at the junction of Siaka Stevens Street and Pademba Road in central Freetown.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: National museum of Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Sierra Leone National Museum”
- Address: Pademba Road, Freetown
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cotton Tree and State House.
Cotton Tree
Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Cotton Tree is a kapok tree that is a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. The Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War, settled the site of modern Freetown.
State House
Public building
Photo: The EITI, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The State House is the official residence of the president of Sierra Leone. It is home to the offices of the president, senior presidential staff and associated aides. The State House is located at State Avenue, Tower Hill, in central Freetown. State House is situated 200 metres east of National Museum.
St. John’s Maroon Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. John's Maroon Church is a Methodist church located in Maroon Town, a district of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. It is one of the oldest churches in the country. St. John’s Maroon Church is situated 150 metres southwest of National Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tower Hill and Murray Town.
Tower Hill
Suburb
Tower Hill is an affluent government and residential neighborhood in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. Tower Hill is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown.
Murray Town
Suburb
Murray Town is a neighbourhood in the West End of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. The Amputees and War Wounded Association is based here arising from the local camp for such people. Murray Town is situated 3½ km west of National Museum.
Wilberforce
Suburb
Wilberforce is a neighborhood in the West End of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is home to the Wilberforce military barracks, one of the largest in the country and the main barracks of the Sierra Leone military. Wilberforce is situated 3½ km southwest of National Museum.
National Museum
- Categories: national museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Northern Province, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.48677° or 8° 29′ 12″ northLongitude
-13.2359° or 13° 14′ 9″ westOpen location code
6CW8FQP7+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3563419694OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3330698
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“National Museum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Sierra Leone”
- Chinese: “国家博物馆”
- French: “musée national de Sierra Leone”
- French: “Musée national de Sierra Leone”
- German: “Nationalmuseum von Sierra Leone”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Shiarra Leon”
- Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis muziejus”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Sierra Leona”
- Swedish: “Sierra Leones nationalmuseum”
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