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{{Short description|Prison museum in Kapenguria, Kenya}} |
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The '''Kapenguria Museum''' is a [[museum]] located in [[Kapenguria]], [[Kenya]].<ref> |
The '''Kapenguria Museum''' is a [[museum]] located in [[Kapenguria]], [[Kenya]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/15/21/ |title=Kapenguria - Location and Historical Background |access-date=2013-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218065144/http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/15/21/ |archive-date=2007-12-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The museum is located inside the prison where prominent leaders of the Kenyan independence movement (the [[Kapenguria Six]]: [[Jomo Kenyatta]], [[Kungu Karumba]], [[Fred Kubai]], [[Paul Ngei]], [[Bildad Kaggia]] and [[Ramogi Achieng Oneko]]) were held and put on trial in 1952/3. The museum features galleries in the former cells of the prison, including displays on these leaders and the struggle against colonialism, and houses a memorial library in their honour. |
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The museum also features ethnographic galleries about the [[Pokot people]]. |
The museum also features ethnographic galleries about the [[Pokot people]]. |
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It was opened as a museum in 1993. |
It was opened as a museum in 1993. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of museums in Kenya]] |
* [[List of museums in Kenya]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 21 April 2024
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| Location | Kapenguria, Kenya |
The Kapenguria Museum is a museum located in Kapenguria, Kenya.[1] The museum is located inside the prison where prominent leaders of the Kenyan independence movement (the Kapenguria Six: Jomo Kenyatta, Kungu Karumba, Fred Kubai, Paul Ngei, Bildad Kaggia and Ramogi Achieng Oneko) were held and put on trial in 1952/3. The museum features galleries in the former cells of the prison, including displays on these leaders and the struggle against colonialism, and houses a memorial library in their honour.
The museum also features ethnographic galleries about the Pokot people.
It was opened as a museum in 1993.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kapenguria - Location and Historical Background". Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
1°15′39″N 35°04′42″E / 1.260912°N 35.07835°E
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