Repositories

  • Contact Information

    • Name:

      Musée National de Gitega
    • Postal Address:

      B.P. 110
      Gitega
      Burundi
    • Location:

      Place de la révolution (Magarama)
    • Telephone:

      257-402359
    • Facsimile:

      257-219295
    • E-mail:

      jmapfarakora@yahoo.fr
    • Director:

      M. Jacques Mapfarakora
    • Year founded:

      1955
  • Collections

    • Type of repository:

      Museum
    • Types of source material:

      Artifacts
      Photographs
    • Size:

      The collection consists of 1435 objects, including 106 archaeological objects, 1161 ethnographic objects, 1 natural science specimen, 14 pieces of contemporary art, and 133 photographs
    • Holdings:

      The core of the current collection was assembled under the Belgians who administered Burundi at the time of the Museum's founding. The collection includes mostly ethnographic objects, but also historical photographs and some archaeological objects and documents. The contemporary art consists of statues and statuettes in clay or wood.

    • Receiving new material?

      No
    • Languages:

      Kirundi and French
  • Access Conditions

    • Access conditions:

      Adults: 1000 F Bu or$1 US; Children: 300 F Bu or 30 cents US; Free access on May 18.

    • Finding tools:

      Card catalogs
      Inventories
    • Copier available?:

      No
  • Repository publications: