National Museum of Ethiopia

The National Museum of Ethiopia, also referred to as the Ethiopian National Museum, is a national museum in . It is located in the capital, , near the Addis Ababa University's graduate school.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “The National Museum of Ethiopia” and “የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ሙዚየም”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Trinity Cathedral and Yekatit 12 monument.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
, also known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in , Ethiopia. is situated 1 km southeast of National Museum of Ethiopia.

Monument
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The is a memorial in commemorating the Yekatit 12 pogrom, an Italian war crime in . The pogrom took place from 19 to 21 February 1937 and is known as Yekatit 12 after the start date in the Ethiopian calendar. is situated 650 metres north of National Museum of Ethiopia.

Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa, in , is a public institution dedicated to ethnology and culture. The Ethnological Museum houses anthropological, musicological and cultural objects. is situated 1 km northwest of National Museum of Ethiopia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Addis Ababa.

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is the capital and largest city of . With an estimated population of more than 6 million in 2026, it is growing very rapidly like many cities.

National Museum of Ethiopia

Latitude
9.03802° or 9° 2′ 17″ north
Longitude
38.76186° or 38° 45′ 43″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 200657467
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2652168
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Twi—“National Museum of Ethiopia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني الإثيوبي”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Etiòpia”
  • Chinese: “埃塞俄比亚国家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “衣索比亞國家博物館”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van Ethiopie”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van Ethiopië”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of Ethiopia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى الاثيوبى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Etiopio”
  • French: “musée national d’Éthiopie”
  • French: “Musée national d’Éthiopie”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum von Äthiopien”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na kasa na Habasha”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na ƙasa na Habasha”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי של אתיופיה”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na hAetóipe”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale dell’Etiopia”
  • Japanese: “エチオピア国立博物館”
  • Lithuanian: “Etiopijos nacionalinis muziejus”
  • Lithuanian: “Nacionalinis Etiopijos muziejus”
  • Macedonian: “Национален музеј на Етиопија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Etiopias nasjonalmuseum”
  • Norwegian: “Etiopias nasjonalmuseum”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Эфиопии”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej Etiopije”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Etiopia”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Etiopía”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Etiopía”
  • Twi: “Ɔman Tete Nneɛma Akorae a ɛwɔ Ethiopia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ቅድስት ማሪያም ቤተ ክርስቲያን and Kideste Mariam Park.

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