Karen Blixen Museum
Museum · Nairobi ·
Former home of Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa, tours offered
Former home of Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa, tours offered
"A short train ride north of the city, this museum in the former home of the author of Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen) traced her 1913 journey from Copenhagen to Kenya and her 1931 return; the estate also includes a restaurant, a shop, and a wildlife sanctuary where a quiet path leads to Blixen’s grave under a giant beech tree." - Tamara Shopsin Tamara Shopsin Tamara Shopsin is an illustrator, graphic designer, writer, part-time cook, and co-owner of the New York City eatery Shopsin’s. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Verge, Travel + Leisure, Vulture, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A visit to the home of Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa, is suggested as a cultural stop in Nairobi for those interested in the region’s literary and colonial history." - Leora Rothschild
"Before a visit to the adjacent Karen Blixen Museum, the Out of Africa author’s old farmhouse “at the foot of the Ngong Hills,” still full of her furniture and books."
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