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Ssemagulu Museum

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👍👍 This place is weird, but in a good way. The owner walks round giving you an encycopeadiac view of Ugandan history from the legend of the first Ugandan and the very real migrations up to the present day. But book ahead as he is not always there, and there are frequent school visits, which you would w... People often mention Uganda, museum, history, good, Good, Ugandan, learn, Uganda', Museum, cultural,


Address

Kampala, Uganda

Contact

+256 772 390300

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (39 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: (Labour Day), 8 AM to 5 PM, Hours might differ
  • Thursday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: 8 AM to 5 PM

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  • 5/5 Paul L. 4 years ago on Google
    This place is weird, but in a good way. The owner walks round giving you an encycopeadiac view of Ugandan history from the legend of the first Ugandan and the very real migrations up to the present day. But book ahead as he is not always there, and there are frequent school visits, which you would wish to avoid.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mwesigye h. 4 years ago on Google
    This must be the best place to learn about Uganda's history. there are very many artifacts inside the museum. i was particularly impressed by the guide who took me through the different sections of the museum. of particular interest was the section with former cars used to drive the presidents
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vincent O. 2 years ago on Google
    Very historical... The pieces are all kept in place, the place has a natural touch.. I highly recommend anyone out there to visit.. the experience is awesome 😋
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Kenlink Tours And T. 3 years ago on Google
    Good history for learning for kids.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 deepak l. 3 years ago on Google
    It was an awesome place and good knowledge about the history and human lives and about uganda
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Malachi M. 4 years ago on Google
    It has information, but could have more. Facilities are nice, but doesn't seem maintained, especially for being Uganda's Museum. A good place to get your feet wet and learn some of the culture, history, and geography of Uganda.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 christopher k. 4 years ago on Google
    This place needs more face lift. But it's very interesting especially the cars for the past presidents. I suggest these cars be cleaned and maintained to stay looking good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Apolo K. 4 years ago on Google
    With all history about the People of Uganda, and the Foreigners to Uganda and East Africa
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ssemagulu m. 1 year ago on Google
    Practical approach to enjoying Ugandan heritage and culture
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mackline m. 3 years ago on Google
    Alot of history shared by the best
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Joseph K. 2 years ago on Google
    Was ok
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sai P. 3 years ago on Google
    The place was brilliant with many amazing archives
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 lubega h. 1 year ago on Google
    This please is Rich in sights
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 mugabi f. 5 years ago on Google
    They provide good guidance when in field of tour.!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mattovu Smyles myles U. 4 years ago on Google
    Outdoor buffs out there ...this is for U.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ojelel Tony O. 5 years ago on Google
    Okay
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 SALONGO S. 2 years ago on Google
    If u need to shake off that stress. Ssemagulu is the place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Дарья �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Finally found Uganda Knuckles. Only such individuals should build museums! (Original) Наконец-то нашёл Уганда Наклза. Только таким личностям стоит возводить музеи!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kiiza W. 3 years ago on Google
    It is a route way to Uganda's history, cultural heritage and environment. I recommend you to visit. If you are a researcher, The Uganda Society, the publishers of the Uganda Journal will serve your interests in all thematic areas. However, many of the country's indigenous peoples are not presented.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 leah k. 3 years ago on Google
    It's an awesome place to venture
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ronald R O. 4 years ago on Google
    A lovely museum and easily accessible.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Omar H. 3 years ago on Google
    The Uganda Museum is located in Kampala, Uganda. It displays and exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of Uganda's cultural heritage. It was founded in 1908, after Governor George Wilson called for "all articles of interest" on Uganda to be procured.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mutono j. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice heritage information
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nsubuga D. 5 years ago on Google
    A place to vist

  • 4/5 Innocent 7 years ago on Google
    Nice art works

  • 5/5 emilly l. 5 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 5/5 Olweny Okarkit O. 4 years ago on Google
    Great

  • 4/5 Maris C. 3 years ago on Google
    Good experience with my privet guide Ruth

  • 3/5 Leni J. 4 years ago on Google
    They are so amazing and can take u places for visit

  • 5/5 Frank M. 7 years ago on Google
    Good Job Bright Future Tours

  • 3/5 aktar k. 7 years ago on Google
    good job

  • 4/5 kemi R. 7 years ago on Google
    Greatness

  • 3/5 Mr. Nicholas T. 6 years ago on Google
    Impressive

  • 5/5 Bbaale A. 6 years ago on Google
    Tour company

  • 3/5 katamba m. 6 years ago on Google
    They help for tourist

  • 5/5 Njideka I. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place with a lot of historical data

  • 5/5 Beingana J. 3 years ago on Google
    Cool place

  • 4/5 Fasoranti D. 4 years ago on Google
    I had an awesome time at the Uganda Museum. I will love to visit again and take out enough time to learn about the history and depths of legacy of Uganda. The location is great and the environment is clean and crisp. The staff are courteous and they directed us correctly. I love the section of the museum that shows some videos of the Ugandan Leaders and times. If you come around Kampala, take out some time to visit and learn more about Ugandan history.

  • 5/5 wilman franco c. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good place Learn more about this beatiful country

  • 4/5 Assumpta N. 7 years ago on Google
    A great work done

  • 5/5 Kritika S. 3 years ago on Google
    It was really a very good experience. Loved it..

  • 4/5 Sadanand W. 5 years ago on Google
    This Museum is almost I'm the city area and is easily accessible. It has a lot of artifacts ranging from skeletons, fossils, Uganda's geographical & physical history, Aids awareness, dedicated place for established sportsmen, minerals, details on Uganda's dam, and so on.. it takes about 2 hours to have a detailed look around this museum, so plan your travel accordingly. The museum also has a small shop where tourists can buy memorabilia. They are ranged medium - expensive (cost wise).

  • 5/5 Patriot J. 5 years ago on Google
    Come

  • 5/5 Mamerito S. 1 year ago on Google
    Very insightful Buganda cultural tour by museum leader

  • 1/5 Tinno D. 3 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 5/5 Ssenyonga G. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place to visit

  • 4/5 KALUNGI E. 1 year ago on Google
    Good, historical society

  • 3/5 sserusa m. 1 year ago on Google
    The place is good , though it misses a lot of artifacts .it contains sculptures of great personalities who influenced Uganda's history

  • 5/5 Kisakye J. 9 months ago on Google
    Having the best tour

  • 5/5 claude M. 8 months ago on Google
    Very interesting museum, very you can learn about Ugandan history. I was lucky I could enter the museum, but it was closed when I arrived. Better call to book in advance.

  • 5/5 Pavan K. 6 months ago on Google
    Nice

  • 5/5 Roger K. 4 months ago on Google
    Good

  • 5/5 Gilman F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Masya Allah tabarakallah (Original) Masya Allah tabarakallah

  • 4/5 Buule H. 3 years ago on Google
    Cool environment, good customer service.

  • 5/5 Allan M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great reception

  • 5/5 Lil J. 3 years ago on Google
    Is much interesting

  • 4/5 Dejan M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great museum, across big yard with traditional houses. Gave me a good overview of the the country from colonization by the British until present day. It's a real walk through the political, cultural, and economic history of Uganda. A good introduction to those who want to learn about the history of Uganda, its people and culture.

  • 2/5 Thomas K. 3 years ago on Google
    Interesting and educative

  • 1/5 Quinton S. 3 years ago on Google
    this is not a museum

  • 5/5 Mark 1. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place!

  • 5/5 Brian E. 3 years ago on Google
    Place is cool and the environment around is good

  • 5/5 H movies -. 3 years ago on Google
    Love to go

  • 3/5 Wangai M, Jr D. 3 years ago on Google
    Great historic icons

  • 3/5 3D D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is very cool (Original) انه رائع جدا

  • 5/5 3 Com L. 3 years ago on Google
    Truly historical

  • 5/5 Kato H. 3 years ago on Google
    It reminds me of the historical times we have undergone as Ugandans the pearl of Africa

  • 5/5 Richard O. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing

  • 4/5 Allan N. 3 years ago on Google
    Ibamba restaurant at Uganda museum is so great. My sister had a bridal shower and they were so welcoming, provided all we needed and it was all just amazing. Thank you so much.

  • 5/5 Namatovu H. 3 years ago on Google
    A great adventure awaits

  • 4/5 Farm with C. 3 years ago on Google
    There is an indoor cozy restaurant calles Ibamba restaurant. that serves great goats meat and pork. The food portions are average. Has a very wide lounge area good for sunday and saturday brunch with friends. The parking is not so great for low cars incase the parking spots on the pavers is done.

  • 5/5 Olanya P. 3 years ago on Google
    It was historical and Good

  • 5/5 Brian E. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent

  • 1/5 Faheema S. 3 years ago on Google
    Very poorly maintained. Dusty, dirty, poor lighting. Not worth the entrance fee at all!!

  • 3/5 Asa M. 3 years ago on Google
    A record of Buganda history.

  • 5/5 ngobi s. 3 years ago on Google
    Great and enjoying

  • 4/5 Sharon O. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a short stint working with the National Museum of Uganda and The World Federation Of Friends Museums on a project which aims to digitize the information found in Museums for easy access, this was by far my favourite project as we had a chance to learn about Ugandan history as well as engage with the Ugandans that work there some of whom have become very close friends. Worth having a go if youre in Uganda

  • 4/5 Shem N. 3 years ago on Google
    Good ambiance

  • 5/5 Deo T. 3 years ago on Google
    Is good

  • 5/5 siloam Christian c. 3 years ago on Google
    Good place for tourism

  • 5/5 Tumwine K. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place

  • 5/5 Funke G. 4 years ago on Google
    “Uganda is a fairy-tale, you climb up a railway instead of a beanstalk, and at the end there is a wonderful new world,” Sir Winston Churchill, who visited the country during its years under British rule and who called it “the pearl of Africa. Uganda is indeed a beautiful country blessed with wildlife and a very rich culture, which is portrayed by the Ugandan National museum. The Uganda Museum is the oldest museum in East Africa. It is located in Kampala, Uganda. It displays and exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of Uganda's cultural heritage. It was founded in 1908, after Governor George Wilson called for "all articles of interest" on Uganda to be procured.  Among the collections in the Uganda Museum are playable musical instruments, hunting equipment, weaponry, archaeology and entomology. The museum started in a small Sikh temple at Fort Lugard on Old Kampala Hill. Between the 1920s and 1940s, archaeology and paleontological surveys and excavations were conducted by Church Hill, E. J. Wayland, Bishop J. Wilson, P. L. Shinnie, E. Lanning, and several others, who collected a significant number of artifacts to boost the museum. The museum at Fort Lugard become too small to hold the specimens, and the museum was moved to the Margret Trowel School of Fine Art at Makerere University College in 1941. Later, funds were raised for a permanent home and the museum was moved to its current location on Kitante Hill in 1954. Currently, the museum is 111 years old. The museum has a very visible signage that gives directions to important places such as the  cultural village, the wash rooms, entry and exit points, parking lots, the restaurant as well the emergency Exit, in case of an emergency. The staffs are very cordial; they welcome you with a very beautiful smile complimented with their beautiful attires. The tour guides are very courteous and knowledgeable. They speak English fluently and are very eager to answer any question(s) you (the tourists) might have. The environment is child friendly, so yes, you can come with your kids and they too can get the opportunity to learn about the history, culture and lifestyle of Uganda as well as that of neighboring countries. So, for art lovers, Picture lovers, nature lovers, African history and archaeology enthusiast, Uganda National Museum is the place to be. Trust me you’d Love every second  you spend and cherish every picture you take!!! Don’t Forget to Like, share and Follow @tourwithswagger and @gbogbo_swagger.  “This heart of ours was made to travel this world”………So, follow your heart!!!

  • 5/5 Murungi P. 3 years ago on Google
    Printing T-shirts is the best here

  • 4/5 Dorcas M. 3 years ago on Google
    Very interesting artifacts and cultural exhibits


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