Museum of Black Civilisations
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dakar, Senegal
- Also known as: “MCN”, “Musée des Civilisations Noires”, and “Museum of Black Civilizations”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dakar station and Monument Demba et Dupont.
Dakar station
Railway station
Dakar station is a railway station, which is situated 280 metres southeast of Museum of Black Civilisations.
Monument Demba et Dupont
Memorial
Photo: Inextre, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Monument Demba et Dupont is a memorial, which is situated 360 metres southeast of Museum of Black Civilisations.
Théodore Monod African Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.
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. Théodore Monod African Art Museum is situated 1½ km south of Museum of Black Civilisations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Dakar.
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.
Dakar
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.
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 2½ km northwest of Museum of Black Civilisations.
Museum of Black Civilisations
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.67745° or 14° 40′ 39″ northLongitude
-17.43507° or 17° 26′ 6″ westInception
December 6th, 2018Open location code
7C64MHG7+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 496182485OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q59521062
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Museum of Black Civilisations” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف الحضارات السوداء”
- Armenian: “Աֆրիկյան քաղաքակրթությունների թանգարան”
- French: “MCN”
- French: “Musee Des Civilisations Noires”
- French: “musée des civilisations noires”
- French: “Musée des civilisations noires”
- German: “MCN”
- German: “Musée des civilisations noires”
- German: “Museum of the Black Civilizations”
- Italian: “Museo delle civiltà nere”
- Polish: “Muzeum Czarnych Cywilizacji”
- Portuguese: “Museu das Civilizações Negras”
- Russian: “Музей африканских цивилизаций”
- Spanish: “Museo de Civilizaciones Negras”
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Highlights include Dakar and Camp Intendance.
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