The Narok Museum is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

located in

Narok Narok (sometimes referred to as Narok Town) is a town west of Nairobi that supports Kenya's economy in south-west of the country, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok County and stands as the major centre of ...

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. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting artifacts, relics and paintings of the Maa-speaking communities.Masago, Morompi Ole, Kweingoti G. Reuben, and Sambu Alice
"Investigating the Effects of Covid-19 pandemic on Narok County’s Tourism and Hospitality Sectors."
(2020).

History

The building where the museum is located was a former community center. The museum contains exhibits that were collected over the years in the county.

Collections

The museum contains exhibits about

Maasai people The Maasai (; sw, Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best-known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of t ...

, as well as artifacts from other Maa-speaking communities, including the Ndorobos, Samburu and Njemps. The museum contains paintings by

Joy Adamson Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson ( Gessner; 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, ''Born Free'', describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. ''Born Free'' was printed in several langua ...

created in the 1950s. The museum also exhibits black and white photographs. The museum contains displays about the traditions of the Massai culture. The photo gallery presents photos about the daily life of the women of the communities that inhabit this part of Kenya. The museum also exhibits Maasai clothing and jewelry, as well as traditional weapons and tools of daily life. The museum also contains a small reconstruction of Maasai tribal huts.

History

Collections

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