Kandt House Museum

The Kandt House Museum, formerly known as the Natural History Museum, is located in what is now the city of , District, westbound. This location was chosen as the colonial capital in Rwanda of Germany in 1907 by a German resident Richard Kandt under the name of Nyarugenge.The name was changed to Kigali in 1908 because it was too difficult for the colonialists to pronounce.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Kigali, Rwanda
  • Also known as: “Casa museo Kandt”, “Kandt house Museum”, “Musée d’histoire naturelle”, “Musée de la maison kandt”, and “Museo de historia natural”
  • Address: 02 Rue KN 90, Kigali

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hôtel des Mille Collines and Sainte-Famille Church.

Hotel
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The is a large hotel in , Rwanda. It became famous after 1,268 people took refuge inside the building during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. is situated 1 km east of Kandt House Museum.

Church
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Catholic church in Muhima, downtown , in . It is located on a hill, close to the cell of Rugenge. was the scene of killings during the genocide in April 1994. is situated 1¼ km east of Kandt House Museum.

Building
is a mixed use high rise office and retail building located in , the capital of . The complex consists of a 20-story tower, the tallest in the country, a four-story commercial center and a car park block, with space divided between leased office space and retail outlets. is situated 750 metres northeast of Kandt House Museum.

Kandt House Museum

Latitude
-1.94663° or 1° 56′ 48″ south
Longitude
30.05322° or 30° 3′ 12″ east
Roof shape
hipped
Open location code
6GCG3333+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 173293813
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q11295489
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Kandt House Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կիգալիի բնական պատմության թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural Casa Kandt”
  • French: “Kandt House Museum”
  • French: “Musée de la Maison Kandt”
  • German: “Kandt-Haus-Museum”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam Rumah Kandt”
  • Japanese: “カント・ハウス自然史博物館”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Inzu Ndangamurage ya Richard Kandt”
  • Russian: “Музей естественной истории в Кигали”
  • Spanish: “Casa Museo de Historia Natural Kandt”

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