Botswana National Museum

Botswana National Museum

The Botswana National Museum also known as the National Museum and Art Gallery, located in the capital of Gaborone, is a multi-disciplinary institution that included the National Art Gallery, National Library and Octagon Gallery,[1] before adding a botanical garden in November 2007,[2] displays traditional Batswana crafts and paintings and aims to celebrate the work of local artists.[3]

The museum is also involved with the preservation of Tsodilo, the country's first world heritage area,[4] among other efforts.[5] It is the caretaker of Tsholofelo Park, the burial place of the "negro of Banyoles," known as "El Negro" in Botswana, following the body's return from the Darder Museum of Banyoles, in Spain.[6]

The museum was established in 1967 via an Act of Parliament and it officially opened to the public in 1968. The museum celebrated a year-long 40th anniversary in 2008 under the banner of "Museum as Agents of Social Change and Development", mirroring that used by the International Council of Museums.[7]

References

  1. ^ Michler, Ian (2004). Botswana: The Insider's Guide. Struik. pp. 159. ISBN 1868729966. http://books.google.com/books?id=q3nFG2Sye0AC&pg=PA159&dq=%22Botswana+National+Museum%22&ei=tPApSNWwNIOOzQT4vpXoBA&sig=dULKPwlmELK_qUx5j8zayK3LR4g. 
  2. ^ "National Museum to Launch Botanical Garden". Daily News Online. Republic of Botswana. 2007-10-25. http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20071025&i=National_Museum_to_launch_botanical_garden. Retrieved 2008-05-13. [dead link]
  3. ^ "National Museum Craft Exhibits Unite People". Daily News Online. Republic of Botswana. 2003-08-04. http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20030804&i=National_Museum_craft_exhibits_unite_people. Retrieved 2008-05-13. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Plans Afoot to Turn Tsodilo into Big Tourist Destination". Daily News Online. Republic of Botswana. 2005-05-24. http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20050524&i=Plans_afoot_to_turn_Tsodilo_into_big_tourist_destination. Retrieved 2008-05-13. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Museum Has Programmes for Heritage Management". Daily News Online. Republic of Botswana. 2003-05-22. http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20030522&i=Museum_has_programmes_for_heritage_management. Retrieved 2008-05-13. [dead link]
  6. ^ Fforde, Cressida; jane Hubert, Paul Turnbull (2002). The Dead and Their Possessions. Routledge. pp. 252. ISBN 0415233852. http://books.google.com/books?id=_uYDM5h4sRkC&pg=PA252&dq=%22Botswana+National+Museum%22&ei=tPApSNWwNIOOzQT4vpXoBA&sig=dpY3VZQo9SAkHHtCVXns9q_2rp4. 
  7. ^ Mogomotsi Moloi (2008-02-19). "Botswana: National Museum Celebrates 40th Anniversary". Mmegi/The Reporter. All Africa. http://allafrica.com/stories/200802191432.html. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 

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