Malindi Museum; A visit to Malindi Museum is quite awesome and memorable life experience that brings historical collection of specimen right on display. However, this museum is one of the outstanding Kenyan Historical Site to visit and be able to view things of long ago like ethnic groups, animal and fish specimen, fish specimen, Kenyan dressing code among others. More so, the museum is positioned in Malindi Kenya and it was dedicated to the history of the ethnic groups of the Kenyan coastline as well as the Marine animals that species of here.
Historically, this museum is located in two story building which started from 1891 also known as House of columns. More so, the building where museum is located was used as Malindi’s first native hospital and now it has become a touristic site for travelers on Kenya City Tour as combined with other City tour sites. The building served as a hospital and headquarters of the Department of Fisheries then later in 1991 it was declared as a national monument. Still in the same ‘’1991’’the house of column was changed into the National Museum of Kenya and was officially restored to be open in 2004 as Museum.
Due to its existence, the Malindi district commissioner building appointed it to be as Ethnographic Museum of coastal Kenya since 2009.
In general, Malindi Museum is a house of various historical artifacts from Malindi. And is also exhibits containing tradition objects like musical instruments, tools and costumes. To the ethnographic section where the museum contains number of artifacts of the Mijikenda peoples who are ethnic groups that inhabits the Kenyan coast such as wooden totems and ancient artifacts that belonged to Arabs who settle lived in Malindi.
Furthermore, the museum features artifacts specimen from other communities that inhabits the Kenyan coast come along object from the Swahili civilization. Despite that the museum also features with temporary exhibits such as the famous Malindi Coelacanth and still displays artifacts related to the explorer Vasco da Gama as well as exhibitions from the Portuguese period of Kenya’s coastal zone as well as a great location to some of the country’s archeological sites. Additionally, the museum contains the Webb Memorial Library which has books on the history and culture of the Kenyan coast.
Malindi Museum gives easiest location whereby you can visit the site on walk.
However, the building has four entrances where the two are located in the east Façade and of which you can access them through a portico of about 5 rounded pillars. One of the four entrances, you will experience it with an Indian Guajarati while as the other entrance has a Swahili curved door. Then 3rd entrance found on the northern Façade up a stone wall stairway and it also composed of a narrow trap door which is an Indian style and used for ground access and first door. Then the 4th entrance serves only those dropping at the first door and located on the southern Façade being accessed via an outside wooden stair, however, this door will give you access to the terrace of the building. If you get, chances to reach the first floor of the building you will be rewarded with unique carved Bujuni doors. Note Malindi Museum is a remarkable home to the temporary exhibitions.
Malindi Museum is among the popular tourist attractions in Malindi town where you can go on visit to Kenya City Tours. You can choose to visit the museum for a half day where you can be able to learn about the historical background of Kenyans and understand more why they still exist. While on visit here, you will have experience the Vasco Da Gama pillar of the Portuguese Chapel which is as well termed as the column house. You just need to buy one ticket and be allowed to access or visit to all three places that are adjacent to the Malindi Museum thus giving you memorable sight of exclusive experience in Malindi. You choose also to travel to the neighboring country Uganda through fly from Wilson Airport to Entebbe International Airport and take a visit to Mountain Gorillas the most unique species on the planet which can be found in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park .You can enjoy the great encounter of seeing mountain gorillas in their nature inhabits through engaging in Gorilla Trekking Safari ,a visit here is quite unforgettable life experience of you meeting up our closest related cousins said to share DNA 98% of humans.
