Moto Moto Museum, Northern Province, Zambia
4.0 (6 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Mbala Speciality Museums
Museum Rich with WW1 Artifacts
My first time visiting Mbala turned out to be more fun than I had imagined. I had already read about Moto Moto museum prior and the serene Lake Chila. Lake Chila has an interesting back story related to the first World War. My visit to the museum was the undoubted highlight.
Address
, Mbala, Zambia.
Mobile
Website
http://www.museumszambia.org/MOTO
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 12:41
User Ratings
4.0 based on (6 reviews)
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Reviews
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4worktotravel14 5:00 PM Aug 20, 2015
Don't miss this museum of
This is a rich collection of Zambia's history, started by Father Corbeil who championed the preservation and aggregation of Zambia's traditions. While the Bemba culture is significantly represented (given that the museum is in the heart of Bemba-land), there is also good representation from other Zambian tribes/clans. There are three galleries. The first gallery describes Zambia's history from the stone and iron ages to the Independence,p struggle, to the 50th anniversary of colonial rule. The second gallery focuses on aspects of tribal life - both historic and more current practice. You can learn about the language concentration, the current heads of tribes, village living, music, food, holistic medicine and other cultural practices.
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3Quest68443061160 5:00 PM Nov 1, 2018
It’s a museum in Zambia, what do you expect
Unlike a previous review’s report, this museum is actually in the heart of Mambwe land— another Bantu lanaguage found in Zambia. I sincerely don’t think this museum adequately portrays the historical importance and significance of the Mbala region— Here we have Lake Tanganyika, one of the deepest and longest lakes in the world which has catfish longer than my arm; we have Kalambo Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in the world which is home to some of the earliest traces of human existence; we have tree species here that aren’t found in any other parts of Zambia or the world; and Mbala has its very own Lake Chila, which is where Germans dumped their guns following the end of WWI and has largely been left unexcavated. This is an average museum. Most of the information there you can easily discover online. Exhibits are average, descriptions of exhibits are simple. The most interesting exhibit seemed to have the smallest amount of space—the founder’s personal collection. I will say that this museum has an incredible gift shop! Many of my friends enjoy this museum, but me, I just find it to be okay. Perhaps it’s because I’m a history major and expect better scholarship and research. I mean, Lake Chila is 5 km from this museum and they can’t excavate for WWI guns due to lack of funding? The guns that you do see here were recovered by Zambian commandos lol. But what can you expect? It’s a museum in Zambia.
