Olduvai Gorge Museum

The Olduvai Gorge Museum is located in the in Northern on the edge of the . The museum was founded by Mary Leakey and is now under the jurisdiction of the Tanzanian government's Department of Cultural Antiquities and is managed by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Tanzania
  • Also known as: “Oldupai Gorge Museum”

Olduvai Gorge Museum

Latitude
-2.99619° or 2° 59′ 46″ south
Longitude
35.35236° or 35° 21′ 9″ east
Operator
Tanzanian Government’s Department of Cultural Antiquities
Open location code
6G9Q2932+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 478260246
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3868097
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Olduvai Gorge Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Օլդուվայի ձորի թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Музей цясніны Алдувай”
  • Dutch: “Olduvai Gorge Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف خانق اولدوفاى”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de Oldovajo-Valo”
  • Italian: “Museo della gola di Olduvai”
  • Russian: “Музей ущелья Олдувай”
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Bonde la Olduvai”
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Bonde la Oltupai”
  • Swedish: “Olduvai Gorge Museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей ущелини Олдувай”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Olduvai Gorge and Kiloki Cultural Boma.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The New Olduvai Gorge Museum and Olduvai Gorge Site Museum Parking.

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