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The Botswana National Museum, also known as the National Museum and Art Gallery, is located in the Botswana capital of Gaborone and is a multi-disciplinary institution that includes the National Art Gallery and Octagon Gallery, [1] as well as—since November 2007—the National Botanical Garden. [2]
Gaborone Secondary School built. [2] 1966 Gaberones becomes capital of independent Botswana. [1] Botswana National Stadium opens. Derek Jones becomes mayor. 1968 - Botswana National Museum built. [2] 1969 Gaberones renamed "Gaborone." [1] Debswana Diamond Company Ltd headquartered in Gaborone. 1971 - Population: 17,718. [4]
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The National Museum and Art Gallery is located just northwest of the Mall along Independence Road. [49] The museum opened in 1968. It holds many things from traditional crafts to works of art by local artists. The museum houses original paintings by Thomas Baines and Lucas Sithole.
Princess Marina Hospital is located in the capital city of Gaborone, at the corner of North Ring Road and Notwane Road. One block west of Marina Hospital lies the National Museum of Botswana, and two blocks to the east of the hospital, is the Botswana National Stadium. The geo-graphical coordinates of the hospital are: 24°39'25.0"S, 25°55'26. ...
The National Botanical Garden is a 7-hectare (17-acre) park located along the Notwane River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-east of the city center of Gaborone. The National Botanical Garden first opened on 2 November 2007, with the purpose of protecting Botswana's heritage. [ 2 ]
In 2001, a site in Gaborone's Main Mall was nominated by the advisory committee, but eventually rejected in favour of a site in the new Central Business District to the north-west of the Main Mall. Further funds were allotted in 2003 and a request for tender was published, with four proposals received. An unsuccessful proposal put forward by ...
Kolobeng Mission (also known as the Livingstone Memorial), built in 1847, the third and final mission of David Livingstone, a missionary and explorer of Africa.Located in the country of Botswana, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Kumakwane and 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Gaborone off the Thamaga-Kanye Road, the mission housed a church and a school and was also the home of David Livingstone, his ...