South Omo Research Centre Museum
South Omo Research Centre Museum
South Omo Research Centre Museum
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Solayke Anwar
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia285 contributions
Feb 2018 • Family
This is a good place to start your Omo Valley Tours from if you begin from Jinka to discover the untouched and unique Omo Valley tribal communities. It has a collection of the most of the locally usable items by the tribes in a display area with some written explanations. There is a trained local guide from the Ari tribe settled permanently on the Plateau lands surrounding the lower Omo Valley zonal Administrative town of Jinka where the Research Center is located.
You can access it either by walking for 15 minutes from the old airfield (city center now), serving as an open graze land and a parking spot currently on the East direction using the main paved Asphalt road up the Plateau or by driving up to the compound.
You will find several research papers on cultural Anthropology interests up on request. The work of many dedicated researchers mainly from Western Europe universities in cooperation with Addis Ababa University, most researchers are from Germany.
It is open from 8:00am to 5:00 pm - Monday to Sunday. Closed only on national holidays.
I highly recommend a half day visit to this destination for a complete and better understanding of the Omo Valley Tribal communities deep village daily life activities to the utmost.
Enjoy your visit!
You can access it either by walking for 15 minutes from the old airfield (city center now), serving as an open graze land and a parking spot currently on the East direction using the main paved Asphalt road up the Plateau or by driving up to the compound.
You will find several research papers on cultural Anthropology interests up on request. The work of many dedicated researchers mainly from Western Europe universities in cooperation with Addis Ababa University, most researchers are from Germany.
It is open from 8:00am to 5:00 pm - Monday to Sunday. Closed only on national holidays.
I highly recommend a half day visit to this destination for a complete and better understanding of the Omo Valley Tribal communities deep village daily life activities to the utmost.
Enjoy your visit!
Written February 11, 2018
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Windowseatview
London, UK385 contributions
Aug 2011 • Solo
This small ethnographic museum exhibits the material culture of the various ethnicities living in and around Ethiopia's Omo Valley. Each differing culture is examined and explained through its bodily adornment , domestic objects, musical instruments and ritual artefacts. This is a pleasant and compact museum and essential viewing for anyone traveling in the area as it explains and clarifies much of what can be easily seen but which otherwise remains largely unexplained. There is also a small shop selling local art and artefacts and some books produced by the anthropological research centre which runs the museum. The shop also sells printed pamphlets which includes basic vocabulary for some of the local languages, which may make meeting the locals a more pleasant experience for all involved.
Written March 5, 2012
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Magicworks
Wilton, CT70 contributions
Feb 2012 • Friends
Museum was very informative and well done. Fairly new set on a hill overlooking Jinka. Access road was washed out in certain parts.
Written February 18, 2012
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Greg G
San Francisco, CA46 contributions
Oct 2014 • Friends
There are a small number of displays which reflect local cultures, tribes and history. The most interesting thing was the video we were shown (in English) which focused on a TV-based intrepid traveler's time with a local tribe (including some graphic depictions of drinking curdled cow's blood). Unfortunately the video kept stalling (VCR not DVD) and we couldn't complete the viewing.
Written November 1, 2014
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Tour Utopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia33 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
I have been to this important Museum to catch the diverse life style with the well organised collections of reaserched inputs,descriptions of the ppl lifestyle,tools,Commons,differnces....more, within the Jinka uphill culturally harmonised building also gives you a live presence with the reality,this helps me to experiance whats happening at omo valley landscpe &,ppl culture specialy with my presence with Mursi, During,Bodies,Nyngatom ppl at Mago/omo NP earlier ,besides my recent visit to the Hamer ppl.
Written November 27, 2018
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Jo N
London4 contributions
Oct 2014 • Family
A small research centre and museum, highlighting the tribal culture and the differences between the tribes and the struggles they face in this modern world
Written November 5, 2014
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GillesVienna
Paris, France51 contributions
Apr 2012 • Couples
The museum up the hill must not be missed. It exhibits the work of young German and American PHD students. For their research they interviewed women of different ages from various ethnic groups. The topics all related to the every day lives of these women. The hard work they are expected to do without complaining, the relationship to their husband and his family and also sensitive issues like female mutilation. An excellent BBC documentary “Tribe” about the Bull - Jumping ceremony can also be watched there.
Written November 3, 2012
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293791Belete
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia9 contributions
Mar 2012 • Friends
we like to see the way of shier life activity how they spend shier time what the people are working to live
Written May 2, 2012
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Supertramp
France10 contributions
Sep 2019 • Solo
I learn everything you can not know as a tourist. Done by knowledgeable anthropologists. Closed between 12 and 2pm.
Written September 24, 2019
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View Ethiopia Tour
Arba Minch, Ethiopia214 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
It was really great experience and sufficient information about the most ethnic groups who are living in the region so I definitely recommend this place to visit!
Next time I come back for sure I will visit this place again.
Next time I come back for sure I will visit this place again.
Written July 30, 2019
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