National Museums of Kenya

The National Museums of Kenya is a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in . It carries out heritage research, and has expertise in subjects ranging from palaeontology, archeology, ethnography and biodiversity research and conservation.
  • Museum
  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in Kenya
  • Address: Museum Hill, Nairobi
  • Also known as
    “National Museums Kenya”
    “NMK”

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parklands and Nairobi.
is a neighbourhood in the city of , the capital and largest city in Kenya.
is the political, as well as financial and media capital of .
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Latitude
-1.274° or 1° 16′ 26″ south
Longitude
36.81498° or 36° 48′ 54″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Museums of Kenya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتاحف الوطنية في كينيا”
  • Armenian: “Քենիայի ազգային թանգարաններ”
  • Betawi: “Musium Nasional Kénia”
  • Catalan: “Museus Nacionals de Kenya”
  • Chinese: “肯亞國家公園博物館”
  • Chinese: “肯亞國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “肯尼亚国家博物馆”
  • Danish: “National Museums of Kenya”
  • Finnish: “Kenian kansallismuseot”
  • Finnish: “National Museums of Kenya”
  • Finnish: “NMK”
  • French: “Musée national de Nairobi”
  • French: “Musées nationaux du Kenya”
  • Georgian: “კენიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “National Museums of Kenya”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum Nairobi”
  • Hausa: “Gidan tarihin kasa na Kenya”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי של קניה”
  • Irish: “Músaeim Náisiúnta na Céinia”
  • Italian: “Musei Nazionali del Kenya”
  • Japanese: “ケニア国立博物館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Museums of Kenya”
  • Norwegian: “National Museums of Kenya”
  • Polish: “National Museums of Kenya”
  • Russian: “Национальные музеи Кении”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalni muzej Kenije”
  • Serbian: “NMK”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј Кеније (Најроби)”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј Кеније у Најроби”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј Кеније”
  • Serbian: “НМК”
  • Swahili: “Nairobi National Museum”
  • Swedish: “National Museums of Kenya”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей Кенії”
  • Ukrainian: “Національні музеї Кенії”

Kenya: Highlights

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