National Museums of Rwanda
About National Museums of Rwanda
The Institute of National Museums of Rwanda (INMR) is a government institution, which was inaugurated on September 18th, 1989 with an ethnographic museum based in Huye(Butare)-Southern Province officially known as the National Museum of Rwanda.
Mission
The INMR’s mission is to collect, preserve, research, and present Rwandese past and present cultural and natural national heritage.
Vision
To provide museums and heritage sites around the country with a platform for educating and exposing Rwandan Cultural and Natural richness.
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Presidential Palace
The Presidential Palace, residence of the former president of Rwanda, President J. Habyarimana - is near the airport on the eastern outskirts of Kigali. Habyarimana was the president whose plane was shot down on the 6th April 1994, the event that some say triggered the Rwandan Genocide. The former state house is now a museum that gives an overview of Rwanda’s history and a visit to the remains of the Falcon 60 presidential jet that are housed in a walled garden on the property
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Kandt House Museum
Kandt House Museum, the former Natural History Museum is located at KN 90 St, around one kilimiter from downtown. This museum is formerly well known as Natural History Museum (NHM). Its name as NHM was changed into Kandt House Museum since December, 17th 2017. At the present moment, Kandt House Museum comprises three main parts: The first part presents Rwandan life in all its aspects (social, economic, and politically: monarchism) before the colonial period. In the second part, which is the biggest one, the museum traces experience of Rwandan people during the colonial period, more specifically under the German rule from 1884 (the time of Berlin conference), throughout...
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National Liberation Park Museum
National Liberation Park Museum Known as “Umurindi w'intwari”. In the Northern Province of Gicumbi district, 80 kilometres northeast of Kigali at Mulindi w’Intwali lies the National Liberation Museum Park. This museum tells the story of the Rwandan Liberation struggle that brought an end to the Genocide against Tutsis. This struggle was initiated by the political wing known as the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), led by its military wing, Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA), from 1st October 1990 to 4th July 1994. The museum illustrates sequence of events before, during, and after the struggle through visuals that include texts and artefacts. One of the objects...
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Rwanda Art museum
The “Rwanda Art Museum” in Kanombe is located in 4 kilometers from Kigali International Airport. This former Presidential Palace Museum changed into Rwanda Art Museum effective from 18th May 2018. The new museum displays contemporary artworks produced by both Rwandan and international artists. The aim is to provide to our visitors’ insight into the originality of Rwandan creativity, arts development from centuries up-to-date, whilst not overlooking traditional or modern imaginations. A part from permanent exhibition, The Rwanda Art Museum hosts temporally and moving arts exhibitions as well. Young visitors also enjoy the Art Kids’ Studio where they are...
