National Museums of Kenya
The National Museums of Kenya is a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in Kenya. 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”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nairobi Securities Exchange and Kenya National Theatre.
Nairobi Securities Exchange
Marketplace
The Nairobi Securities Exchange was established… Nairobi Securities Exchange is situated 600 metres northwest of National Museums of Kenya.
Kenya National Theatre
Theater building
Kenya National Theatre is part of the Kenya Cultural… Kenya National Theatre is situated 520 metres south of National Museums of Kenya.
Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel
Hotel
The Fairmont Norfolk is a historic hotel in Nairobi… Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel is situated 480 metres south of National Museums of Kenya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parklands and Nairobi.
Westlands
Suburb
Westlands is a mixed-use neighbourhood in Upper Parklands in Nairobi.
National Museums of Kenya
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Latitude
-1.274° or 1° 16′ 26″ south
Longitude
36.81498° or 36° 48′ 54″ east
Open location code
6GCRPRG7+CX
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amphitheatre and Herbarium.
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