Olduvai Gorge Museum, Paleontological museum in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.
The Olduvai Gorge Museum displays fossil collections and archaeological artifacts discovered within the surrounding prehistoric excavation sites of Northern Tanzania.
The museum, established in the 1970s by archaeologist Mary Leakey, underwent major renovations in the 1990s with support from the J. Paul Getty Museum's Department of Conservation.
The museum features exhibits about the Leakey family's contributions to paleontology and includes displays explaining the excavation processes used at Olduvai Gorge.
Visitors can access the museum via safari vehicles from Arusha, with guided tours and outdoor lecture areas available for educational presentations.
The facility houses a cast of the Zinjanthropus skull found in 1959 and showcases replicas of the Laetoli footprints dating back 3.6 million years.
Operator: Tanzanian Government's Department of Cultural Antiquities
GPS coordinates: -2.99612,35.35234
Latest update: March 25, 2025 19:49
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