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Postal
Address:
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P.M.B. 151
Banjul , Gambia |
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Location:
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Independence Drive
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Director:
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Hassoum Ceesay
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Telephone:
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220-226244 | |
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Fax:
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220-227461
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Email:
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Access
Conditions:
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Visitors pay fees to visit the Museum D:25.00 for Non-Gambians D2.00 for Gambians D 0.50 for School Children Free entry for educational groups |
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Access
restricted:
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Photocopier
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Finding
tools:
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card catalogue; accession lists; inventories |
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Holdings:
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The National Museum collection is mainly artifacts, maps, and photographs relating to the ethnography, history and political development of the Gambia. Under the same umbrella of the National Council for Arts and Culture is a Research and Documentation Division which has over 5000 tapes relating to the oral history, music, and folklore of the country. |
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Types
of materials:
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archival records, government records; newspapers; photographs; film or videotapes; sound recordings; music; oral history, artifacts |
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Languages:
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Wollof, Mandinka, Fula, Jola, Sarahuli, Serer |
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Size
of collections:
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Museum Collection: Over 2000 Objects RDD Collection: About 5000 Tapes |
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Receiving
new material?
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Year
founded:
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1985 |
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Repository
publications:
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1.Sona Mariama- Folk Tales of the Gambia, 1992, Banjul 2.National Museum Bullletin, Revised 1997 3. Historic Sites of the Gambia, Banjul, 1998 4.'Fanals' of the Gambia,1989, brochure |
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Repository
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or incorrect information? Contact
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