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Livingstone Museum, the beating heart of Zambian culture

  The Livingstone Museum, with its name alone, celebrates the hero par excellence of Zambia, the one to whom the city that hosts it is also dedicated. Before understanding this museum, therefore, it is good to understand who David Livingstone was. Born in 1813 in Scotland, Livingstone studied as a doctor with the idea ofContinue reading "Livingstone Museum, the beating heart of Zambian culture"

Zanzibar Princess Salme Museum

Princess Salme Museum, in Zanzibar, is very close to  Emerson Hotel on Hurumzi Street. It is in fact a detached part of it. Princess Salme was the daughter of the sultan of Oman who used to rule his homeland from his palace on Zanzibar island. She ran away from her family's palace in 1866. SheContinue reading "Zanzibar Princess Salme Museum"

Lamu Old Town – Part 2 –

Here we are with the part 2 of our tale about Lamu Old town, in particular the Lamu Museum. If you're missing the first part, you can read it here. Going on with the exploration of the rooms of the Lamu old Town Museum, you'll face with a display of a bride in the traditionalContinue reading "Lamu Old Town – Part 2 –"

Lamu Old Town

One thing impossible to miss in Lamu Old Town, a Unesco World Heritage, is without any doubt the Lamu Museum. Is located in a grand swahili warehouse by the seafront not far from the old jetty. Most of the ground floor is dedicated to the works of Muhammadi Kijuma. Muhammad Bin Omar Bakarii (commonly calledContinue reading "Lamu Old Town"

Zanzibar: Freddie Mercury Museum

Finally the new museum dedicated to Freddie Mercury in Zanzibar is open. In the city of Stone Town, the place that gave birth to the leader of the Queen, finally a proper place is dedicated to the memory of Freddie Mercury. Previous Next Born from the passion of an italian businessman and a friend ofContinue reading "Zanzibar: Freddie Mercury Museum"