Museums and history in Africa

Museums and history in Cairo

Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Children’s Museum

Children’s museum within the Grand Egyptian Museum with interactive exhibits inspired by ancient Egypt.

• Yes, interactive exhibits

Museums and history in New Cairo

KidZania Cairo (Cairo Festival City)

Indoor edutainment park with role-play professions, 80+ establishments, 100 activities and a children’s museum.

• Yes, gentle role-play

Museums and history in Cairo

Cairo Child Museum (Egyptian Museum, Tahrir)

Children’s museum inside the Egyptian Museum with Lego models, workshops and interactive displays.

• Yes, interactive exhibits

Museums and history in Sheikh Zayed City

Museum of Illusions Cairo

Interactive museum with optical illusions, mirror maze, anti-gravity room and Ames room for families with children 7+.

• Limited

Entry from EGP 300

Museums and history in Alexandria

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Modern library with children’s library, science museum, planetarium and ALEXploratorium.

• Yes, children’s library

Museums and history in Cairo

Pharaonic Village

Living history museum with boat ride through ancient Egyptian life, actors, workshops and play area.

• Yes, play area

Entry from EGP 200,300

Museums and history in Zambia

Lesedi Cultural Village (Folk Village)

Cultural village with traditional handicrafts, weaving, pottery and wood carving demonstrations.

• Yes, with supervision

Museums and history in Livingstone

Mukuni Village Tour (Livingstone)

Guided cultural tour of one of Zambia’s oldest traditional villages near Victoria Falls.

• Yes, with supervision

Museums and history in Mulube Village, near Lusaka

Mulube Cultural Experience (near Lusaka)

Cultural village experience with interactive activities, traditional games, music and crafts.

• Yes, pram-friendly

Museums and history in Lusaka

Kidz Museum (Lusaka)

Children’s museum with interactive exhibits, restroom and wheelchair-accessible parking in Lusaka.

• Yes, interactive exhibits

Museums and history in Mbala

Moto Moto Museum (Mbala)

National museum with Bemba artefacts, thumb pianos, ironwork and a mounted elephant.

• Limited

Entry from ZMW 10

Museums and history in Choma

Choma Museum and Crafts Centre

Cultural history museum focused on the Tonga people, with ethnographic exhibitions and a crafts centre.

• Limited

Entry from ZMW 10