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The Ethnological Museum in Addis Ababa was established in 1950, largely based on the collections of old Italian zoological species and ethnographic artifacts by the first batch of graduates of the College. The initiator of the idea of the museum came from Stanislaw Chojnaki who was the former chief librarian of the University College of Addis ...
The museum houses Ethiopia's artistic treasures. It contains many precious local archaeological finds such as the fossilized remains of early hominids, the most famous of which is "Lucy," the partial skeleton of a specimen of Australopithecus afarensis. Recently added to the basement gallery is a display on Selam, found between 2000 and 2004 ...
The Ethiopia Museum of Art and Science [2] is a 15,000 m 2 (160,000 sq ft) lying science museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with other high-ranking officials on 4 October 2022.
Named after Zoma Shifferaw, a young Ethiopian artist who died of cancer in 1979, ZCAC is located in two major cities in Ethiopia. ZCAC Addis is in a house built by Elias Sime in Addis Ababa, and ZCAC Harla is in Harla, a small historic village east of Dire Dawa. ZCAC is run like a family where the surrounding community is an extension of the ...
National Museum of Ethiopia "Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum; Rimbaud Museum; Zoological Natural History Museum; Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa; Oromo Museum (Ethnography, Natural history, History, Art gallery, and archeology)
The rock-cut Church of Saint George, Lalibela (Biete Ghiogis) Ethiopian painting decepting Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam and his armies. Prehistoric rock art comparable to that of other African sites survives in a number of places, and until the arrival of Christianity stone stelae, often carved with simple reliefs, were erected as grave-markers and for other purposes in many regions; Tiya is one ...
Owned and run by Ethiopian dancer and choreographer Melaku Belay, Fendika Cultural Center is a cultural hub that offers classes, workshops, art exhibits, jazz nights, and cultural activities, beginning with displays of local painters and monthly poetry readings. [1] [3] [4] It hosts the shows of Fendika and the Ethiocolor, two Ethiopian music ...
Michael Tsegaye (born 1975 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian artist and photographer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Much of his work presents a glimpse of life in contemporary Ethiopia, although an extended catalogue of his images come from his travels abroad.