General information
Visiting the Afrika Museum is a unique experience. The museum discloses traditional and contemporary African art, and building and housing in Africa and African societies. The museum’s inspiring presentations and special activities allow a wide range of visitors to get acquainted with the wealth of Africa’s various cultures.
Outdoor museum
The architectural theme is extended to the outdoor museum where the public can visit African villages and compounds. You can stroll through a Ghanaian compound, discover a Dogon village from Mali, visit the Baka pygmies’ mongulus from Cameroun, and cross the bridge to the pile dwellings from Benin. A Lesotho compound represents the south of Africa. The genuine African atmosphere is completed by the grazing cattle, the vegetable plots, and the houses’ decorations.
Group activities
All through the year, the Afrika Museum organises guided tours, (educational) projects and workshops for schools as well as groups of adults. For further information or to make reservations, please contact the museum’s visitors’ office at +31 (0)24 684 72 77.
Facilities rental
The museum has a welcoming auditorium, which houses a maximum of 150 people, and an atrium, which can accommodate up to 500 people. Both are very suitable for meetings, symposiums, dinners and so on. A combination with a guided tour or other activity will make your gathering truly special. For more information, please contact the museum’s visitors’ office at +31 (0)24 6847277.
Friends of the museum
Are you interested in African arts and cultures and do you empathize with the Afrika Museum? You can support us by joining our circle of friends! The museum uses the friends’ financial contributions to expand and improve the collection. Membership fees are €25,- for an individual annual pass and € 45,- for an annual family pass. For more information and subscription, please consult our website.
Museum shop
The museum shop has a vast selection of ethnographic items, industrial art, jewellery and souvenirs. In addition, there is a wide collection of books, catalogues and postcards. The outdoor museum boasts an African style shop, where you can buy authentic items during the summer season.
Restaurant De Kleine Kalebas (The Small Calabash)
The museum restaurant has a terrace and serves African as well as Dutch dishes. Groups can book a lunch or an extended African buffet. To contact the restaurant, please phone the museum at +31 (0)24 684 72 72.
Opening hours
Mondays to Fridays: 10AM – 5PM
Saturdays, Sundays, holidays: 11AM – 5PM
1 November to 31 March: closed on Mondays
Closed on New Year’s Day
The outdoor museum is open throughout the year but the compounds are not fully equipped from 1 November to 1 April.
Dogs are not allowed on museum grounds.
Admission
Adults € 8.50
Children aged 4 to 12 € 5.00
Over-65 € 6.00
CJP pass holders (children) € 4.00
CJP pass holders (adults) € 5.00
Students € 5.00
Primary schoolchildren € 4.00
Secondary schoolchildren € 4.00
Friends of the museum Free admission
Holders of Museumkaart Free admission
Public transport
From Nijmegen station: take bus 8 for Berg en Dal. Get off at the Golden Tulip Hotel Val Monte stop. From here, you can get to the museum by foot. The walk from the bus stop to the museum will take about 20 minutes.
Together with Museumpark Orientalis and the Nationaal Bevrijdingsmuseum 1944 – 1945, the Afrika Museum forms the Groesbeek Museumlandschap. For more information: consult www.groesbeektoerisme.nl
The semi permanent exhibitions are sponsored by the VSBfonds, the Mondriaan Stichting, Stichting Dioraphte and Provincie Gelderland.