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The most interesting Museum in Addis Abeba for me is the Ethnological Museum in the former palace of Haile Selassie.
At the first floor you can find an outstanding exhibition of all the traditions of the country from birth to death, like childhood, games, rites, nomadism, body culture, traditional medicine, burial customs.
I was surprised about its beauty, quality and especially its originality. So, I enjoyed this part of the museum very much.
At the second floor you can find a thematic exhibition of all kinds of traditional music instruments and listen to the music too. There are also icons, Ethiopian crosses and other religious art exhibited at this floor.
In the museum you can also visit the bedroom and the bathroom of Haile Selassi.
Opening Hours:
8am till 5 pm at Tues Wed Thur Fri (closed at lunchtime from 11.30am till 1.30 pm)
10am till 6pm at Sat Sun.
Entrance fee: 20 birr Leave a Comment Directions: The museum is situated at the main campus of the University north of the centre near the Entoto road. To enter the campus you need an ID.
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If you like to see Lucy, our famous ancestor, you have to go to the National Museum of Addis Abeba. This fossilised homonid, named Lucy, is discovered in 1974. In reality you will see the replica, because the real bones are preserved in the archives of the museum. In the basement of the museum around Lucy you can see a lot of other fossiles.
At the ground and first floor you will see a lot of archaeological and ethnological artefacts, like earthenware, pots, bowls and statues, focusing at the (pre)Aksumite, Solomonic and Gonder periods.
At the first floor you can find Ethiopian art. During our visit there was also the temporary World Press Exhibition. This was the second time during my Africa trip I saw this exhibition. (The first time was in Nigeria.)
The National Museum is one of the most important Sub-Saharan museums in Africa.
Opening hours:
8.30am - 5.30pm, Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri
9am -5.30pm, Sat Sun
Entrance fee: 10 Birr Leave a Comment Phone: 117150
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This huge area is probably the biggest open air market in east Africa. The word comes from the italian word for "market". It is all the area around the main bus station where there are thousands of street stalls, little shops, covered markets, spice markets etc.
The most interesting area for tourists is the "Addis Gebeya" (New Market) a covered market in an independent building where you will find all kinds of souvenirs, Tshirts... Bargaining is compulsory here.
You can come on your own to Mercato but you will easily get lost. If you are looking for something in particular, take a guide. Many boys will come to you offering their services, take any and give him a generous tip (2-3 USD is more than enough). Leave a Comment Address: West of Churchill Avenue, near the bus station
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