The National Museum
Of ethiopia
About Us
At the National Museum of Ethiopia the tour group can travel throughout the museum. The museum’s is ranked among one of the most important in sub-Saharan Africa. In the basement level the museum holds many exhibits about precious archaeological finds, such as early hominids. One of these early hominids is named Lucy. Lucy is the oldest known hominid found and it was found in Ethiopia. The original Lucy is not on displayed, but a replica is one of their main attractions. The museum also has fossils of many extinct creatures. The museum has their exhibits over several floors. The ground floor, is about pre-Aksumite, Aksumite, Solomonic and Gonder periods. It includes an old bronze oil lamp and ancient inscriptions. The first floor is mostly art through the Ethiopian ages. The second floor mainly consists of crafts, such as jewelry, utensils, clothing, musical instruments, and weapons. In conclusion, there are four sections of the National Museum of Ethiopia. There is a Paleontological and Prehistoric Section, Historical and Archaeology Section, The Art Section, and the Ethnographic Section. The Paleontological and Prehistoric section deals with fossil evidence and human origin. The Historical and Archaeological Section deals with the chronological order of Ethiopia and historic findings. The Art Section includes contemporary art of Ethiopia such as paintings, drawings, graphics and such. Lastly, the Ethnographic section deals with the many ethnicity and traditions Ethiopia have. It is the places that holds and unites diversity.
The National Museum of Ethiopia is located in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. It is near the Addis Ababa University’s graduate school. In the early ages of Ethiopia, education was dominated by the Orthodox Church. They taught people mainly about religion and many more. It was not until the twentieth century that Ethiopia started using secular education and started to westernize a bit more. The reason why Ethiopia was so late to westernize because it was never colonized by European power during the Scramble for Africa in the 1800s. Although it was inhabited by Italians and attempted to be taken over by Italian but ultimately they failed.
The National Museum of Ethiopia is located in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. It is near the Addis Ababa University’s graduate school. In the early ages of Ethiopia, education was dominated by the Orthodox Church. They taught people mainly about religion and many more. It was not until the twentieth century that Ethiopia started using secular education and started to westernize a bit more. The reason why Ethiopia was so late to westernize because it was never colonized by European power during the Scramble for Africa in the 1800s. Although it was inhabited by Italians and attempted to be taken over by Italian but ultimately they failed.