West Africa
Liberia
Montserrado County

Liberian National Museum

The National Museum of Liberia is a national museum in , . Initially housed in the First Executive Mansion on Ashmun Street of the city which is now used as a library, it was established by an Act of the National Legislature in 1958 under the administration of Liberia's 18th President, Dr William V.S.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Liberia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antoinette Tubman Stadium and Gabriel Tucker Bridge.

Stadium
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The is a multi-purpose stadium located in , . It is used mostly for football matches although it has also been used for music concerts, major church events, political rallies and Ebola treatment. is situated 2,900 feet south of Liberian National Museum.

Bridge
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The formerly the People's Bridge, is a bridge over the in , . It was built between 1972 and 1976. The construction caused some minor disruption to local settlements and the Liberian National Museum had to be relocated in the mid-1970s to make room for its construction. is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Liberian National Museum.

Cemetery
is a near downtown , the capital city of . During the Tolbert administration, the cemetery became the focus of the national Decoration Day, which continued to be observed after Tolbert was murdered in a 1980 coup d'état and his body dumped at the cemetery. is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Liberian National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monrovia and West Point.

Photo: whiteafrican, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital, and with a population of around 1.6 million, also the largest city in . The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun.

Suburb
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is a township of the capital city of , located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the and rivers.

Suburb
is a slum located on in , the capital of . It is built upon a swamp. was one of several ethnic communes that was squatted in the outskirts of Monrovia.

Liberian National Museum

Latitude
6.31685° or 6° 19′ 1″ north
Longitude
-10.80394° or 10° 48′ 14″ west
Open location code
6CRF858W+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143040586
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1345859
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Liberian National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Libèria”
  • Chinese: “利比里亚国家博物馆”
  • Esperanto: “Liberia Nacia Muzeo”
  • Finnish: “Liberian kansallismuseo”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na Libéire”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Liberia”

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Highlights include Centennial Pavilion and Providence Baptist Church.

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