East Africa
Kenya
Trans-Nzoia County

Kitale Museum

First opened in 1924 to the public, the Kitale Museum is the first domestic museum opened in Kenya. Originally, it was known as the Stoneham Museum, named after Colonel Hugh Stoneham.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Kitale, Kenya
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Western Kenya”
  • Address: Kwanza-Kapenguria Road, Kitale

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitale.

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is a town in the north west of Kenya, in the former Rift Valley province, between and the Cherangany Hills. It has an elevation of around 1900 metres.

Kitale Museum

Latitude
1.01351° or 1° 0′ 49″ north
Longitude
35.0053° or 35° 0′ 19″ east
Open location code
6GHQ2274+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6106202817
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q15036543
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In Other Languages

“Kitale Museum” goes by many names.
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho Kitale”
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Kitale”

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