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Instruments, dioramas and a museum courtyard

Uganda Museums and Monuments’ visitor page places the Uganda National Museum on Kira Road in Kampala. It describes an Ethnology Wing with royal drums of Buganda and adungu harps of the Acholi, natural-history displays, and a garden courtyard with historic vehicles and traditional Ganda huts.

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Kampala’s towers and buildings beyond green open ground and a footpath under a cloudy sky.
Kampala skyline beyond open green ground.Photograph: Todd Huffman

At a glance

Named instruments
Endingidi, amadinda and adungu[1]
Natural-history displays
Elephant skeletons, a mountain gorilla exhibit and a Ugandan kob diorama[2]
Courtyard displays
Historic vehicles and traditional Ganda huts[2]

A place worth remembering

Instruments in the Ethnology Wing

The visitor page places the Ethnology & Cultural Heritage collection in the museum’s Ethnology Wing and names royal drums of Buganda and adungu harps of the Acholi. The collection page says musical instruments including endingidi, amadinda and adungu are well represented, and names royal regalia — drums, stools, spears and ceremonial garments — as the centrepiece.[2][1]

Skeletons, a gorilla and a kob diorama

Among the museum’s natural-history displays, the visitor page names elephant skeletons, a mountain gorilla exhibit and a Ugandan kob diorama, presented as preserved specimens of Uganda’s biodiversity.[2]

Vehicles and huts in the garden courtyard

The visitor page lists historic vehicles, traditional Ganda huts and large-scale artefacts in the museum’s garden courtyard, which it groups as an outdoor exhibition.[2]

Good to know

A few clear answers before you explore.

Which instruments does the ethnology collection name?

The collection page names endingidi, amadinda and adungu among its musical instruments.[1]

Which natural-history displays does the museum name?

Its visitor page names elephant skeletons, a mountain gorilla exhibit and a Ugandan kob diorama.[2]

What does the museum list in its garden courtyard?

Its visitor page lists historic vehicles, traditional Ganda huts and large-scale artefacts in the courtyard.[2]

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