Place
Museum of Black Civilisations
Culture / history
Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal
A state museum in central Dakar exploring Black civilisations across deep history, creativity and the contemporary world.
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Use the museum to place Senegal within a wider African and diasporic story before encountering Dakar's streets and the memory landscape of Gorée.
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The museum is near the Place de la Gare. Confirm the current entrance, exhibitions and opening arrangements with the institution.
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Dakar and Gorée
Begin with Dakar's museums and city life, then cross by public ferry to Gorée for a walking journey through a living island and a consequential landscape of memory.
Continue with this Journey →Dakar, Saint-Louis and Djoudj
Travel north from Dakar to Saint-Louis, give the river island its own time, then continue separately toward Djoudj for managed wetland discovery.
Continue with this Journey →Dakar, Tambacounda and Niokolo-Koba
Cross Senegal eastward from Dakar to Tambacounda, then continue southeast toward the Dar Salam approach. The Safari begins only after the controlled park arrival.
Continue with this Journey →Dakar, Toubacouta and the Saloum Delta
Leave Dakar for Toubacouta, then enter the Saloum Delta by locally arranged pirogue through tidal channels, mangroves and cultural landscapes.
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