Rwanda Nyungwe Cultural Corridor
Ethnographic museum and king’s palace
The ethnographic museum was gifted to Rwanda by Belgium’s King Baudouin in the late 1980s and has tremendously grown house one of Africa’s finest ethnographic collections. A total of Seven galleries displaying historical, ethnographic, artistic and archaeological artifacts accompanied by visual aids, giving visitors a rich insight on culture native to this community. The exhibits lead with geographical and geological displays, and proceed to items used in hunting, agriculture, animal husbandry, pottery, weaving and woodwork.
Traditional clothing and architectural methods are also illustrated, as well as the social importance of cattle. Descendants of the royal herd can be seen to this day at the King’s Palace in nearby Nyanza. The final room reveals traditional customs and beliefs, history, culture, poetry and oral tradition and cosmology.
The King’s palace museum offers a detailed look into the Rwandan monarchical system.
