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Museums and history in Uganda

Family-friendly museums and heritage sites across Uganda where kids can explore history and culture. 8 places, updated November 2026.

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All 8 museums and history in Uganda

Kampala 5 places

Museums and history in Kampala

Uganda Museum Children's Resource Centre

A children's resource centre inside the Uganda National Museum on Kira Road, with free reading space, hands-on crafts a…

  • 5-14 years
  • Indoor

Entry from UGX 5,000

Museums and history in Kampala

Uganda Museum

Uganda's national museum on Kira Road in Kampala, with human origins, natural history, ethnography, traditional instrum…

  • All ages
  • Both

Entry from UGX 5,000

Museums and history in Kampala

Kasubi Tombs

UNESCO World Heritage Site on Kasubi Hill in Kampala, the royal burial grounds of the Buganda kings, with thatched shri…

  • All ages
  • Outdoor

Entry from UGX 20

Museums and history in Kampala

Ndere Cultural Centre

Uganda's premier traditional performing arts venue in Ntinda, Kampala, with a three-hour show of dance, music and story…

  • All ages
  • Outdoor

Entry from UGX 55,000

Museums and history in Kampala

Uganda National Mosque

The national mosque on Old Kampala Hill, with a guided tour of the prayer hall and a climb up the 304-step minaret for…

  • All ages
  • Both

Entry from UGX 25,000

Mbarara 1 place

Museums and history in Mbarara

Igongo Cultural Centre

A major cultural centre on the Masaka-Mbarara highway with the Eriijukiro Museum of Ankole history, a restaurant, craft…

  • All ages
  • Both

Entry from UGX 25,000

Jinja 1 place

Museums and history in Jinja

Vipawa Children's Art Museum

A children's art museum in Jinja founded in 2017, with interactive exhibitions, creative workshops and programmes for c…

  • 3-15 years
  • Both

Mukono 1 place

Museums and history in Mukono

Ewaffe Cultural Village

A hands-on Buganda cultural village at Naggalama in Mukono District, with traditional cooking, pottery, bark cloth maki…

  • All ages
  • Outdoor

Entry from UGX 88,000

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