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Museu Etnográfico da Praia

Tourist attraction Museum Ethnographic museum

Compact museum sited in a colonial edifice featuring local history & music exhibits. People often mention museum,


Address

WFCV+C4R, Av 5 de Julio, Praia, Cape Verde

Contact

+238 261 84 21

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (117 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 2 pm
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 1/5 Borgir A. 1 year ago on Google • 14 reviews
    Wish we could review the museum itself, but as we approached it, someone locked up, almost an hour before closing time. We waited around, but it never opened up again.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Larissa D. 4 years ago on Google • 95 reviews
    Interesting place, where you can learn about how cap verdeans were living in the past. Entry fee is 200 escudos (2 euros)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 C C. 5 months ago on Google • 362 reviews
    Very small, ... 1/2h for visit are far enough Nevertheless interesting for CV culture and not only Praia

  • 4/5 Edmir X. 2 years ago on Google • 37 reviews
    It is an old colonial house that used to take almost all block. Front and back used to be from one road to the other road. An amazing place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dulcinea B. 5 years ago on Google • 19 reviews
    It's a great look back at the cultural history of CABO VERDE
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Tjabbe B. 5 years ago on Google • 12 reviews
    Small museum with objects of every day use in Cabo Verde. More could have been done though; e.g. more information about different cultural origins of the objects amd their use by Cabo Verdians would have been interesting
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Sandra M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Was very good. But it could improve even more. Especially access for wheelchair users and not only, people with disabilities or some temporary limitations. Thanks in advance for the opportunity. It is a good initiative to encourage people to visit the historical sites of our country, the capital city Praia and more specifically the ethnographic museum. (Original) Foi muito bom. Mas poderia melhorar ainda mais. Sobretudo o acesso a cadeirantes e não só, as pessoas com deficiências ou algumas limitações temporárias. Desde já obrigada pela oportunidade. É uma boa iniciativa de incentivar as pessoas a visitarem os sítios históricos do nosso país, da cidade capital Praia e mais concretamente o museu etnográfico.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Oliver D. 3 months ago on Google • 224 reviews New
    Disappointing. Someone collected the contents of some village houses in 1995, added some very limited descriptions (most.of.which say "under research") and left it at that. There are a few video screens but placed in places and at a height that makes them hard to watch. The biggest disappointment iss that there are no historians or students in Cabo Verde to update and improve this tiny museum.

  • 4/5 Maria �. 2 months ago on Google • 157 reviews New
    The ethnographic museum is surprisingly small. However, what we saw was interesting. Tickets cost 2 euros. Free WiFi. The entire tour takes approximately 30 minutes.

  • 4/5 Natália L. 2 months ago on Google • 133 reviews New
    Fairly small and simple museum, with a permanent exhibition, including descriptions in Portuguese and English. At the time, there was also a temporary exhibition (half a room) on local herbs and medicinal uses. Interesting to learn a bit about history and culture; weak in terms of museum quality.

  • 4/5 Junior A. 5 years ago on Google • 37 reviews
    It was an Awesome time!

  • 1/5 nilza aline antunes da silva lima b. 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A must-visit place for all Cape Verdeans who want to remember and learn about utensils, artifacts, etc., used since the 19th century in Cape Verde. (Original) Local de visita imperitivel a todos os Caboverdianos que queiram recordar e conhecer, utensílios, artefactos etc, utilizados ao quão do sec 19 em Caboverde.

  • 5/5 Israel R. 5 years ago on Google
    Uma pequena exposição e não um Museu, no entanto é possível conhecer um pouco das nossas velharias... obrigado... step-by-step

  • 4/5 Marie-Nelly P. 1 year ago on Google
    C'est au n° 45 de av. Julio

  • 4/5 Luca B. 4 months ago on Google
    Curioso ma molto spartano. Dovendo scegliere e avendo poco tempo, forse meglio quello au Cabral.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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