Nyeri Museum

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Nyeri Museum
LocationNyeri, Kenya
Coordinates0°26′24″S 36°57′51″E / 0.439980°S 36.964068°E / -0.439980; 36.964068Coordinates: 0°26′24″S 36°57′51″E / 0.439980°S 36.964068��E / -0.439980; 36.964068
TypeHistory museum

The Nyeri Museum (Swahili: Makumbusho ya Nyeri) is a history museum located in Nyeri, Kenya. The museum is dedicated to the history of Kenya and the Kikuyu culture.

History[]

The museum building was built in 1924, but it began to be used in 1925 to settle common law cases.[1] The intention with creating this building was to centralize the cases in a customary system of justice in the Colony of Kenya.[2] An additional hall was built due to the increase in cases, the reason for this is because the courtroom was unable to handle so many cases, civil cases were held in the first courtroom while criminal cases were held in the second courtroom.[3] In the 1970s, after the construction of the Nyeri Law Courts, this building became obsolete and was later used as a meeting hall by the Nyeri Municipal Council.[4] In 1997, control of the building was transferred to the National Museums of Kenya.[5] At that time, the National Museums of Kenya decided to renovate the building.[6] In 2001, the museum was declared national property.[3]

In November 2019, Google collaborated with the National Museums of Kenya, and among its programs included an adapted version of Google Street View of the Nyeri museum, in which it is possible to virtually visit the museum's rooms.[7]

Collections[]

The museum has several collections of artefacts related to the culture of the Kikuyu people.[8] Among the museum's exhibits on Kikuyu culture are stools, handicrafts, photographs and sculptures.[9] The museum contains information about Kenya's independence process.[10] The museum has a collection of portraits of Tom Mboya and Pio Gama Pinto, as well as exhibits on the role of women in Kenyan history.[11] The museum also has a collection of photographs of the Askaris.[12] The museum contains helmets and shields from Kenya's colonial period, as well as bricks made by the Aguthi Works Camp detainees.[13] The museum also has helmets and shields from colonial times.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nyeri Museum – National Museums of Kenya". Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "Kenya Museum Society: Tracker" (PDF). Kenya Museum Society. 2013. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ^ a b "Discover Kenya's History at its First Courtroom". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ Komu, Nicholas (2019-06-11). "Former 'pregnancies court' becomes cherished monument". Nation.Africa. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. ^ "Nyeri County Weekly Review Issue No. 43" (PDF). 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  6. ^ Wamathai, James (2014-10-02). "Museums, vibrating cars and other Central Kenya stories". HapaKenya. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  7. ^ Voice, Kenyan (2020-10-20). "Google Unveils 3D Images Of Kenya's First Courtroom Located in Nyeri". Kenyan Voice News. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  8. ^ "Nyeri Museum". Twenzetu. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  9. ^ "Nyeri Museum". Destination code 254. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  10. ^ "It is better to die on our feet than live on our knees for fear of colonial rule..." Museum of British Colonialism. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  11. ^ Gitau, Wairimu (2014). "Kenya's Silence on Colonialism" (PDF). Carleton University. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  12. ^ "Nyeri's native court set to be biggest national museum in central Kenya". Daily Nation. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  13. ^ "Mau Mau Field Research in Kenya". Museum of British Colonialism. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  14. ^ Cece, Siago (2019-07-09). "Little-known Mau Mau uprising memorial site". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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