The Chichiri Museum, also known as the Museum of Malawi, is a historical and cultural museum located in

Blantyre Blantyre () is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with an enumerated 800,264 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, L ...

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

. The Museums of Malawi, initially known as the Nyasaland Museum, was established through legislation in May 1957. The current museum building was constructed in 1965 at Chichiri Hill in Blantyre, using funds from the Beit Trust and the Government of Malawi. The museum was opened officially in June 1966.

Gallery

File:Trains, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Early trains of Malawi File:Fire brigade, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Old fire brigade truck File:Meteorite, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Machinga meteorite File:Currency, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Early currency used in Malawi File:Malawi kwacha notes, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Malawi kwacha notes File:Military exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Military exhibit File:Early human exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Early humans in Malawi File:Human evolution exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Human evolution exhibit File:Iron Age, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Iron Age exhibit File:Fishing and hunting tools, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Fishing and hunting tools File:Farming tools, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Farming tools File:Household appliances, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Household appliances File:Domestic appliances, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Domestic appliances File:Jewelry exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Jewelry exhibit File:Magical earrings, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Magical earrings File:Bangles, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Bangles File:Ivory nose plug and earrings, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Ivory nose plug and earrings File:Traditional beads, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Traditional beads File:Amulets, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Amulets File:Ceremonial spears, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Ceremonial spears File:Chief stool, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Chief's stool File:Gule Wankulu, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Gule Wankulu exhibit File:Traditional medicine exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Traditional medicine exhibit File:Traditional medicine exhibit 2, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Traditional medicine: nyanga File:Traditional medicine exhibit 3, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Traditional medicine: chithumwa File:Traditional medicine exhibit 4, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Traditional medicine: nsupa File:Human skin, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Human skin photo File:Exhibits behind glass, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Exhibits behind glass File:Slave trade exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Slave trade exhibit File:Weapons, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Weapons File:Dancing apparel, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Dancing apparel File:Drums exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Drums exhibit File:Musical instrument exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Musical instrument exhibit File:Musical instrument chisekese, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Musical instrument chisekese File:Map of Livingstone's travels, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Map of Livingstone's travels File:Moir Brothers agreement, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Moir Brothers agreement File:Old clothing exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Old clothing exhibit File:Bark cloth exhibit, Blantyre Chichiri Museum.jpg, Bark cloth exhibit File:Blantyre Chichiri Museum Livingstone-3.jpg, In front of the entrance to the temporary David Livingstone exhibit (2014) File:Blantyre Chichiri Museum Livingstone-2.jpg, Map of Livingstone's travels at temporary exhibit (2014)

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