The Museum of Black Civilisations

Great museum with really nice exhibitions on the origin of man, Egyptian influence on the continent and African influence on Europe. Ticket is around €4,50

Amazing llace to visit. My top tourist attraction in Dakar. Great and helpful staff and wonderful exhibits of Benin Bronzes and Egyptian statues as well as an amazing collection of Hominid skulls and lots of information. Mostly on French though.

A must in your "to visit list" in Senegal 🇸🇳. Interesting place where you can have a very good knowledge of the past (and somewhat present) African civilisations, their history, their achievements, contributions, architectures, discoveries, cultures and customs, etc. Also differents findings of the skeletons of past civilisations are exposed as well as the art cratfs from different African countries. Paid entry (at entrance) of CFA 3000 for adults and CFA 500 for children (residents and non residents). Free parking available or very easily accessible by taxi. There is a staff who will give you a virtual of the museum as soon as you enter, however, you can hire a guide ONLY if you come in large groups. I dont think someone, especially tourists, will mind paying a guide in order to have a better explanation and enhance his first visit (though there are much details on the posters exposed). It is closed on Mondays and public holidays and open the rest of the week from 10am to 7pm.

This impressive modernist building houses a relatively small but very fine collection of African artifacts that clearly steps you through a timeline of African history. The layout is conducive to quiet contemplation of Africa’s vast, rich history. Worth a couple of hours to see both ancient and contemporary art and artifacts.

This museum consists mostly of large billboards with wikipedia-like texts on the history of mankind (homosapiens, Egyptians etc). I learned little about the different black civilizations, what they are, how they came to be, what set them apart etc, etc. There are practically no objects of historical or major cultural significance on display. The museum has potential but is currently not worth the visit. China has given you this building Senegal, now please fill it with a proper collection! I did really enjoy the section on women in leadership in Africa, but again no items or anything so might as well have stayed home and read about it on the Internet.

It was a beautiful, local museum, full of great history and artifacts from all around Africa

Great museum with nice exhibitions! Friendly stuff and good price for the ticket. It’s a pity it’s not more popular.I am not giving 5 stars because it was unclear how to find the entrance and all the explanations were mostly in French (therefore not ideal for non French speakers)

Excellent! So much to see and learn. You won’t regret going to this experience