Lamu Museum occupies a fort built around 1813. This fort served as a garrison, a prison and as an administrative building before it became the central gallery for preservation of archaeological and cultural heritage of the coast.
The best museum in town (and the second-best in Kenya) is housed in a grand Swahili warehouse on the waterfront. This is as good a gateway as you’ll get into Swahili culture and that of the archipelago in particular.
Lamu Museums are located in the Lamu Archipelago on the N. Coast, one of the most beautiful and serene locations on the African continent and a World Heritage Site.
Effectively, Lamu old Town is one huge Museum, but within the town, three buildings are officially designated as museums: 1. the early 19th century fort 2.
Lamu Museum occupies a fort built around 1813. This fort served as a garrison, a prison and as an administrative building before it became the central gallery for preservation of archaeological and cultural heritage of the coast.
The best museum in town (and the second-best in Kenya) is housed in a grand Swahili warehouse on the waterfront. This is as good a gateway as you’ll get into Swahili culture and that of the archipelago in particular.
Lamu Museums are located in the Lamu Archipelago on the N. Coast, one of the most beautiful and serene locations on the African continent and a World Heritage Site.
Effectively, Lamu old Town is one huge Museum, but within the town, three buildings are officially designated as museums: 1. the early 19th century fort 2.
