University of Madagascar's Museum of Art and Archaeology

University of Madagascar's Museum of Art and Archaeology is a museum in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It is operated by the University of Antananarivo and was established on January 27, 1970.[1]

The museum aims to contribute to the teaching of Madagascar's art, archaeology and ancient civilization and stores ethnographic objects from all across the island. The repository contains around 7,000 objects and all regions and tribes are represented in the collection.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.univ-antananarivo.mg/Institut-de-Civilisation-Musee-d Retrieved on 27 November 2014
  2. ↑ www.virtualmuseum.ca

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