LIFE / CULTURE By AFP Published: Jan 12, 2021 05:08 PM
A dinosaur skeleton at the National Museum of Niger, which is also a zoo, in Niamey, Niger, on December 29, 2020 Photo: AFP
Visitors look at a hippopotamus at the MNN on December 29, 2020. Photo: AFP
There can be few museums in the world to rival the National Museum of Niger(MNN).
It has displays covering art, history, dinosaurs, nuclear energy, craftwork and music as well as live animals, for it is also a zoo.
Its clientele is similarly diverse, encompassing visitors who have trekked to the capital Niamey from across the country, school groups, well-heeled foreign tourists and street urchins.
Sunday, 17 Jan 2021 09:52 AM MYT
A general view of a dinosaur skeleton at the National Museum of Niger (MNN) or Boubou Hama Museum, which is also a zoo, in Niamey, Niger. AFP pic
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NIAMEY, Jan 17 There can be few museums in the world to rival the National Museum of Niger.
It has displays covering art, history, dinosaurs, nuclear energy, craftwork and music as well as live animals, for it is also a zoo.
Its clientele is similarly diverse, encompassing visitors who have trekked to the capital Niamey from across the country, school groups, well-heeled foreign tourists and street urchins.