Musée des Civilisations de Côte d'Ivoire- Travel Tips

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Reviews of National Museum of Abidjan

• Liz Hixon

  5

  Reviewed: 2024-03-05

  A pretty small museum, but it has a lot of interesting history and local art from various ethnic groups across Côte d’Ivoire. Note: photos are not permitted except for the elephant scull at the entrance. Note: information is only provided in French, so if you need a different language, make sure to bring a smartphone with a translator app.

• Christabel A

  4

  Reviewed: 2024-01-30

  The museum visit was a bit unimpressive, possibly because without a guide you have no backstory/content to tell you about the artifacts. The English guide was on a tour when we got there and we had to leave after waiting 30minutes. Getting the guided tour is at an additional fee but is an absolute must if you want to understand what you’re looking at. There are some art shops in the compound with beautiful objects which are pricier compared to the market. All the same it was a good visit, and the Plateau area is a nice place to visit on weekends as offices are closed. Don’t forget to visit the St Paul’s cathedral(within walking distance)

• Jacob Koua

  5

  Reviewed: 2023-11-14

  Museum of Civilizations of Ivory Coast Masks, wooden statues, musical instruments, objects of worship: in total, no less than 15,210 pieces reflecting the country's different ethnic groups or religions through the exhibitions in this ethnographic, archaeological and iconographic museum created by the French colonial administration in 1942 and located in Abidjan. Planted at the foot of the skyscrapers of the Plateau, the Ivorian business district, the Museum of Civilizations is more colorful, more welcoming, it now gives pride of place to contemporary creations with a room devoted to artists from the continent and a garden enriched with recent works. Considered the largest in the country, The Museum of Civilizations of Côte d'Ivoire is a government museum, dependent on the Ministry of Culture and La Francophonie. It was originally a craft center created by the colonial administration. Built on an area of ​​2 hectares, the Museum of Civilizations of Côte d'Ivoire is bounded to the East by the Administrative City, to the West by the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Camp Gallieni) and to the North by the National Library.

• N'gnimbien Erwin

  3

  Reviewed: 2019-02-27

  Very small museum, cool knowledgeable guides that seem to master a lot of the countrie's historic, traditional and mythological stories. In an hour you can see most part of it. There is a little shop outside of the museum where you can buy some artifacts that are also available elsewhere at lesser price.

• Lillie P.

  5

  Reviewed: 2018-10-28

  I loved visiting this museum. I wish I could've taken pictures. Nevertheless, our tour guide, William Dayo, was very well versed in each of the exhibits. It was really nice to have someone with us who gave us in depth information on what we were viewing. It gave us a deeper understanding and appreciation for each of the artifacts.