Nation Museum of Eritrea

The National Museum of Eritrea is a national museum in , . Established in 1992 by Woldeab Woldemariam, it was originally located in the former Governor's Palace until 1997, when it was moved.
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  • Opening hours:
    9:00 AM—11:00 AM and 3:00 PM—5:00 PM
    Wednesday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Eritrea
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Eritrea”
  • Address: Maryam Gmbi Street شارع مريم غمبي, أسمرة

Places of Interest Nearby

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The Building is a Futurist-style in , . It was completed in 1938 and designed by the engineer Giuseppe Pettazzi. is situated 580 metres south of Nation Museum of Eritrea.

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is a movie theater, which is situated 610 metres northeast of Nation Museum of Eritrea.

Movie theater
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Asmara Theatre, also known as Asmara Opera, is a theatre in , . It was constructed in 1918 following a design by the Italian engineer Odoardo Cavagnari, with later renovations in 1936. is situated 1 km east of Nation Museum of Eritrea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asmara.

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The capital of is a vibrant mix of Italian and African architecture and culture. It is by far the biggest and most important city of Eritrea and not just the administration center of the country but also the cultural center and the place where every tourist will arrive to the country.

Nation Museum of Eritrea

Latitude
15.33349° or 15° 20′ 1″ north
Longitude
38.9272° or 38° 55′ 38″ east
Open location code
7G7W8WMG+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q1968666
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Nation Museum of Eritrea” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف إرتريا الوطني”
  • Arabic: “متحف إريتريا الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Էրիթրեայի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Eritrea”
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی نەتەوەییی ئێریتریا”
  • Chinese: “厄立特里亚国家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “厄立特里亞國家博物館”
  • Croatian: “Eritrejski nacionalni muzej”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ارتريا الوطنى”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum Eritrea”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Kayan Tarihi Na kasar Eritrea”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Eritrea”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na hEiritré”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale dell’Eritrea”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Эритреи”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Eritrea”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ministery of Land, Water and Environment;Water Resource Department and Ministry of Public Works, ሚኒስትሪ ህንጻ.

Nearby Places

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