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    HUMAN EVOLUTION

HISTORY GALLERY

   
   

   

   
       
       
       
   

Follow the amazing evolution of man from the beginning of time to the present through evidences discovered from the famous world heritage sites of Oldupai Gorge and Laetoli.  The story takes you on a 6 million years journey, bringing you face to face with the famous ‘Zinj’ the pride of Tanzania. Find how human beings have evolved and the tools used in the process of evolution

   
       
   

The stages of the history of Tanzania from early-societies of pre-Tanganyika, the Tanganyika and present Tanzania are shown in this gallery. You will experience developments achieved by the early societies of pre- Tanganyika, the agony of slavery and colonialism, and the making of Tanzania.

   
       
             
      Entrance fee        
    Adult Tanzanians  Tshs 1500.00……….Foreign students   Tshs 2,600.00………...Foreign adults   Tshs 6500.00……….College Students (Tanzanians) Tshs 1500.00…….….Tanzanians Students (Pre  – High School)  Tshs 500.00    
   

The Museum is open daily including public holidays

from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

   
           
                 
   

ETHNOGRAPHY gallery displays the rich and diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Tanzania. You can see the diverse cultures of Tanzania through traditional healing, initiations, ornaments, costumes and recreational objects, households’ utensils and musical instruments. Developments of the faming implements as well as textiles are also on display.

   
       
       
       
       
       
             
                 
    BIOLOGY GALLERY            
   

The gallery highlights Tanzanian biodiversity through display of an array of species inhabiting and interacting within the ecosystems and conservation of environment. Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are well represented by different organisms from the ocean and freshwater bodies, savanna and forests respectively. Among interesting display is dugong which answer a question of whether is a mammal or mermaid and the presumed prehistorical fish coelacanth thought extinct 65 million years ago and reappeared in Tanzania in 2003. The hall therefore contributes to the museum’s efforts of alerting the public the critical roles organisms play in sustaining life, the ecological crisis we now face and ways to preserve the species and ecosystem.

   
       
       
       
       
       
               
                 
                 
                 
    Design: Jackson N. L. Washa     . © National Museum of Tanzania 2006 - 2011