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Ethnographic Museum (Rwanda)

Ethnographic Museum (Rwanda)

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The Ethnographic Museum (Kinyarwanda: Inzu ndangamurage[1]), formerly the National Museum of Rwanda (French: Musée national du Rwanda, Kinyarwanda: Ingoro y'Umurage w'u Rwanda), is a national museum in Rwanda. It is located in Butare.[2] It is owned by Institute of National Museums of Rwanda.[3]

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It was built with help of the Belgian government and opened in 1989.[2] It is also a good source of information on the cultural history of the country and the region.[2] It is also known as the site of the murder of Queen Dowager Rosalie Gicanda and several others during the Rwandan genocide.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "Inzu Ndangamurage z’u Rwanda zikomeje kwinjiza akayabo." (Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today) Izuba Rirashe. Retrieved on 10 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    Aimable Twagilimana (1 October 2007). Historical Dictionary of Rwanda. Scarecrow Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-8108-6426-9.
  3. [3]
    "Introduction". museum.gov.rw. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. [4]
    Rwanda genocide: Nizeyimana convicted of killing Queen Gicanda, 19 June 2012, BBC, Retrieved 2 March 2016



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