Ethnographic Museum of Rwanda
Ingoro Ndangamurage y'Amateka
Rwanda's most important museum, donated by Belgium in 1989, offering a comprehensive display of traditional Rwandan life and crafts before colonial rule.
Seven galleries cover geology, hunting, farming and herding, weaving, pottery and traditional architecture. The museum also includes a reconstructed traditional royal hut. Highlights include the cow-dung paintings (Imigongo) and basket-weaving crafts. Traditional dance performances take place behind the museum (by reservation). Admission is about US$10, with English-language guiding included. Located on the northern outskirts of Huye town, about 3 hours' drive from Kigali, it is often visited on the same day as the Nyanza royal palace.
Opening hours
Daily 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Butare
- Huye Mountain Coffee
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Kibeho
- Rwesero Art Museum
- Murambi Genocide Memorial
- King's Palace Museum
- Nyungwe Canopy Walkway
- Nyungwe Forest National Park