What to do and see in Tanzania, Tanzania: The Best Museums

August 13, 2021 Jacquiline Darosa

Coordinates: 6°18′25″S 34°51′14″E / 6.307°S 34.854°E / -6.307; 34.854
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1. The Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage (DARCH)

Sokoine Drive Old Boma Building, Dar es Salaam Tanzania http://www.darchtz.org
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The Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage (DARCH)

Reviewed By marcia_tee - Washington DC, United States

The Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage (DARCH) is the best place to go to get information about the history of the city, the buildings, and the city's urban planning. We walked in off of the street and the two people working were so nice and prepared to give us a free tour. This was one of the best tours of the city that we had been on. The young man showing us around was very knowledgeable and helpful! He would tell us the history of something and walk away and give us time to take pictures and read things on our own. Once we were done, he would walk up to us and then we would take us to another area of the building. I liked that he did this and did not rush us through the center or pressured us to hurry up. I would recommend anyone staying in Dar es Salaam to visit DARCH to learn about the history of the city, and the attempts to preserve the original buildings. There is a lot new construction (new hotels and apartment buildings) going on in the area that is changing the original landscape of the area.

2. Art Garage

Haile Selassie Road, Dar es Salaam 70045 Tanzania +255 754 051 417 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/artgaragetanzania/
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Art Garage

Reviewed By Msmith1989

If you are visiting Dar and have an extra hour visit this place!! A great range of beautiful and creative crafts all made by people with disabilities. Whether you want a small Tanzanian memorabilia, a large garden ornament or anything in between, Art Garage has a wonderful collection of hand welded crafts from recycled bits and bobs. Very welcoming staff members too, altogether a great experience!!

3. The Tanzanite Experience

India St Blue Plaza, 3rd Floor, Arusha 255 Tanzania +255 767 600 991 [email protected] http://www.tanzaniteexperience.com
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The Tanzanite Experience

Visit The Tanzanite Experience and learn about the history, mystery and rarity of this precious gemstone, unique to Tanzania. Through a series of interactive tours and visual exhibitions, including a replica of a Tanzanite mine shaft, visitors discover how tanzanite was created, named, mined, cut, polished and graded. There is also the opportunity to purchase tanzanite direct from the source with all gemstones purchase being accompanied by a certificate by The Tanzanite Laboratory™. The museum is located in the center of Arusha Additional stores are open at Arusha Coffee Lodge, Maramboi Tented Camp, Manyara Airport, Manyara Serena Lodge. Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Seronera Visitors center, Serengeti Serena Lodge, Kilimanjaro Intl Airport, Zanzibar Airport & Zanzibar Airport. The Tanzanite Experience is dedicated to creating a greater awareness of the rare and precious tanzanite and offers visitors a complete ‘tanzanite experience’.

Reviewed By rp25

Fascinating museum and great to learn the story behind the Tanzanzite gemstone. I was greeted by Tabitha and she did a great job throughout the visit. I appreciated the informative and short documentary and then the replica of mine shaft and then seeing the actual raw stones, learning about the stone quality and then the jewelry prices. Overall the prices were high but was able to find some reasonable pieces. Later in the airport as I was looking in the other shops, the prices were the same, so I am glad I got my pieces here. I felt no pressure to buy anything which is always positive. Instead, it was very friendly and cordial. They even offered some cookies and coffee. Glad that I was able to finally visit as the Museum was closed on my initial day in Arusha due to the Election holiday.

4. Olpopongi - Maasai Cultural Village & Museum

Moshi Tanzania +255 756 718 455 [email protected] http://www.olpopongi-maasai.com
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Olpopongi - Maasai Cultural Village & Museum

Welcome to "Olpopongi" Maasai Cultural Village & Museum - the first authentic Maasai Boma with Maasai-Museum & overnight facilities in Tanzania. "Olpopongi" provides a unique Maasai & Wildlife experience in the West-Kilimanjaro Maasailand; Just 74 km from Moshi and 85 km from Arusha. Our aim is YOU to share the authentic Maasai life & culture in a 100% traditional built village (Boma) with a unique museum, rather than taking tourists to private Maasai-Villages and destroy the Maasai native homes, behaviors and environment. Our Eco-Tourism Tours do provide the maximum respect to the Maasai tribe and a maximum education & excitement to our valuable clients.

5. The Beautiful Eyes

Hurumzi 223, Stone Town, Zanzibar City 3164 Tanzania +255 776 716 784 [email protected] http://www.thebeautifuleyes.com
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The Beautiful Eyes

We start more than three year ago, a fine art photo gallery in the centre of Stone Town in the former tourist shop of Zakia.The idea to initiate The Beautiful Eyes as a place to present art photography started in May 2008 when three photographers visited Zanzibar for a week of photography. They missed a place to talk, present and even to buy photography.In September 2008 Hans Agterdenbos, one of the three, came back to stone town and started investigations to open a gallery. He met Zakia Abdullah they married in march 2009 and they founded The Beautiful Eyes place to talk about photography, find inspiration and maybe good ideas. Up to the present time ±4500 visitors found the way into there gallery.Some take an original photograph home, others attend one of the workshops the Photowalk© the Shambawalk© the Pembasafari. Most caught some inspiration and all of them left the gallery with a good feeling and positive words

Hurumzi St, Stone Town, Zanzibar City 71000 Tanzania +255 774 039 006 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/HurumziHennaArtGallery
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Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery

The women of Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery transform traditional henna body arts into paintings and prints . Using a centuries old tradition of adorning women's hands and feet for celebrations such as weddings and festivals, the artists translate the patterns of the body art onto canvas creating a new and soon to be iconic art style through their elaborate paintings.

Reviewed By lilbunny76 - Los Angeles, United States

Cute art gallery of hand made henna paintings in the heart of stone town. Feel free to bargain and pick up some really great local art!

Kenyatta Road Stone Town Tanzania +255 655 422 787 [email protected] http://www.hellenartgallery.com
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Hellen Art Gallery

Hellen Art Gallery is a premier African Art Gallery that focus an original African products. In the Gallery, we make Paintings, Names plates, Handmade cards, etc. Visit Gallery and you will enjoy.

8. Princess Salme Museum at Emerson on Hurumzi

Stone Town, Zanzibar City Tanzania +255 779 090 366 https://www.facebook.com/Princess-Salme-Museum-at-Emerson-on-Hurumzi-623236327819898/home
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Princess Salme Museum at Emerson on Hurumzi

Reviewed By HoxtonGirl2020 - London, United Kingdom

A visit to this museum is a great introduction into Zanzibari history. Said, who runs the museum, is one of the best story tellers on the island.

9. Uhuru Museum

Uru road, Rau secondary/msamaria, Moshi Tanzania +255 715 263 053 [email protected]
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Uhuru Museum

Uhuru museum is an intercultural museum established to depict different culture. The idea born by Mr. Macmilan Siraki an abstract artist and painter. Who while working in his studio in 1986 dreamt, '' Now I am just a curio shop but when I grow up I will become a museum''. From that day he started collecting cultural objects with the vision of moving to the establishment of a museum.

10. Iringa Boma - Regional Museum and Cultural Centre

Boma Road, Iringa 0000 Tanzania +255 762 424 642 [email protected] http://fahariyetu.net/activities/iringa-boma/
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Iringa Boma - Regional Museum and Cultural Centre

Located in the heart of Iringa in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, Iringa Boma is a place for education, participation and recreation. Boma is a Swahili word for fortification, perfectly describing the Centre as a stronghold of culture and heritage in the Region. It offers various opportunities to engage with culture and heritage in Iringa, for people from within and from outside the region. The Boma in one of the oldest remaining buildings in Iringa, constructed around 1900 by the German colonial regime to serve as a military hospital. German colonial architecture combined African, Swahili and European styles. After the First World War the British made it their regional administrative centre. From Tanzania’s independence in 1961 until 2014 it was in use as Regional and District administration office offering civil services. Beginning in 2014, the building was completely renovated and restored to its original design. It re-opened in 2016 as a regional museum and cultural centre. THE EXHIBITION The exhibition consist of 5 rooms with different themes: Room 1 – History of Iringa Room 2 – Worship and Healing in Iringa Room 3 – Cultures of Iringa Room 4 – Interactive Display Room 5 – Explore Iringa Region OTHER SERVICES Conference/boardroom hire Boma Cafe - snacks and beverages Iringa Town guided tours Innovation space for cultural events and activities

Reviewed By Jamimahb

The place is very beautiful, the people give very great service and information. Virginia & Deonis are well qualified on information giving which make you enjoy iringa history

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