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.
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- Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
- Description: museum in Dakar, Senegal
- Also known as“MCN”“Musée des Civilisations Noires”“Museum of Black Civilizations”
- Established: December 6, 2018
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 230 metres southeast of Museum of Black Civilisations.
Monument Demba et Dupont
Memorial
Monument Demba et Dupont is a memorial, which is situated 360 metres southeast of Museum of Black Civilisations.
Théodore Monod African Art Museum
Museum
Ji-Elle, Public domain.
The Théodore Monod African Art Museum in Dakar… 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.
Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane
Suburb
Ji-Elle, Public domain.
Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane is situated 2½ km northwest of Museum of Black Civilisations.
Museum of Black Civilisations
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Latitude
14.67745° or 14° 40′ 39″ north
Longitude
-17.43507° or 17° 26′ 6″ west
Open location code
7C64MHG7+XX
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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”
- Fulah: “Museum of Black Civilisations”
- 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 Musée International sur la Biographie du Prophète (PSL) and Camp Intendance.
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