Théodore Monod African Art Museum

The Théodore Monod African Art Museum in Dakar, Senegal is one of the oldest art museums in West Africa. It was promoted by Léopold Senghor, the country's first President.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: art museum in Dakar, Senegal
Also known as: “IFAN Museum of African Arts”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar and Cinéma Sandaga.

Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar

Church

Photo: Vincent Ricci, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral or Cathedral of Dakar, is a religious building that serves as the Catholic cathedral in the city of Dakar, the capital of the African country of Senegal, which is the seat of the Archdiocese of Dakar. Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar is situated 200 metres northeast of Théodore Monod African Art Museum.

Cinéma Sandaga

Marketplace

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Cinéma Sandaga is a marketplace, which is situated 700 metres north of Théodore Monod African Art Museum.

Museum of Black Civilisations

Museum

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The Museum of Black Civilisations is a national museum in Dakar, Senegal, that opened on 6 December 2018. It is directed by Hamady Bocoum, an archaeologist and researcher at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University. Museum of Black Civilisations is situated 1½ km north of Théodore Monod African Art Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane.

Dakar-Plateau

Suburb

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Dakar-Plateau is an arrondissement in the Dakar Department, and forms the central district of the city of Dakar.

Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane

Suburb

Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.

Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 52,270. Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane is situated 3½ km northwest of Théodore Monod African Art Museum.

Dakar

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Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal and is often regarded as the cultural and commercial center of French-speaking West Africa. Dakar is often the first stop in exploring French-speaking West Africa because it has good flight connections with Western Europe.

Théodore Monod African Art Museum

Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

14.6637° or 14° 39′ 49″ north

Longitude

-17.43834° or 17° 26′ 18″ west

Inception

1931

Operator

Université Cheikh Anta Diop

Open location code

7C64MH76+FM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 340592169

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q2629758

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swahili—“Théodore Monod African Art Museum” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Թեոդոր Մոնոյի անվան աֆրիկյան արվեստի թանգարան”
Asturian: “Muséu d’Artes d’África IFAN”
Dutch: “IFAN Museum of African Arts”
Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ايفان للفنون الافريقيه”
French: “Musee d’Art africain”
French: “Musée d’art africain”
French: “Musée de Dakar”
French: “Musée de l’IFAN”
French: “Musée Théodore Monod d’art africain”
French: “musée Théodore-Monod d’art africain”
French: “Musée Théodore-Monod d’Art africain”
Igbo: “Ebe Ngosi Ihe Ochie nke Africa Théodore Monod”
Italian: “Museo dell’IFAN”
Japanese: “テオドール・モノ・アフリカ美術博物館”
Portuguese: “Museu Théodore Monod de Arte Africana”
Russian: “Музей африканского искусства имени Теодора Моно”
Spanish: “Museo de Artes de Africa IFAN”
Spanish: “Museo de Artes de África IFAN”
Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Sanaa za Kiafrika ya Théodore Monod”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include CIRAD Direction régionale en Afrique de l’Ouest and Embassy of the Netherlands.

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