Botswana National Museum

Botswana National Museum

National Museum and Art Gallery
Museum building (2020)
Location within Botswana
Established	1967
Location	Gaborone, Botswana
Coordinates	24.6565°S 25.9195°E / -24.6565; 25.9195
Collection size	History of Botswana
Director	Mr. Gaogakwe Phorano

The Botswana National Museum, also known as the National Museum and Art Gallery, is located in the Botswana capital of Gaborone and is a multi-disciplinary institution that includes the National Art Gallery and Octagon Gallery, as well as—since November 2007—the National Botanical Garden. It displays traditional Botswana crafts and paintings and aims to celebrate the work of local artists.

The museum is also involved with the preservation of Tsodilo, the country's first world heritage area, among other efforts. It is the caretaker of Tsholofelo Park, the burial place of the "negro of Banyoles," known as "El Negro" in Botswana, following the body's return from the Darder Museum of Banyoles, in Spain.

The museum was established in 1967 via an Act of Parliament and it officially opened to the public in 1968. The museum celebrated a year-long 40th anniversary in 2008 under the banner of "Museum as Agents of Social Change and Development", mirroring that used by the International Council of Museums.

Gallery of the National Museum of Botswana

• National Museum of Botswana in Pictures
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  Oxcart on display at Botswana National Museum
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  Sign board for Kgotla at the national museum Botswana
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  Traditional_House_at_the_national_museum_Botswana
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  Botswana Society (National museum)
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  Traditional thatched house at the national museum of Botswana
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  Traditional thatched house at the national museum of Botswana
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  Toilets at the national museum of Botswana

External links

• Official site