Kerma Museum, Archaeological museum in Nubia, Sudan
The Kerma Museum contains multiple exhibition rooms with artifacts from ancient Nubian civilizations, displayed in forty specialized glass cases across 500 square meters.
The museum preserves items from different periods including Prehistory, Kingdoms of Kerma, Napata, and Meroë, documenting the evolution of Northern Sudan societies.
Seven black granite statues of Nubian Pharaohs, including Taharqa and Tanwetamani, stand in the central room, representing the power of the 25th Dynasty rulers.
Located next to the Western Deffufa archaeological site, the museum opens daily from 10 AM to 7 PM, except Mondays and religious holidays, with a $10 entrance fee.
The building features traditional Nubian architecture with vaulted roofs and triangular openings that provide natural illumination throughout the exhibition galleries.
Location: Nubia
Inception: 2008
Official opening: 2008
Website: https://kerma.ch/en/musee
GPS coordinates: 19.60079,30.41185
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:24
Sudan offers photographers a substantial mix of ancient monuments, desert formations and river landscapes. The country contains more than 200 pyramids at Meroe, Nuri and El-Kurru that differ markedly from their Egyptian counterparts. These Nubian structures rise from the desert with few visitors present, allowing unobstructed shooting. The National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum and the museums at Kerma and Karima display artifacts from the kingdoms of Kush and Meroe. Archaeological sites including Jebel Barkal, Soleb Temple, Naqa and Al-Musawwarat es-Sufra document the region's historical position as a crossroads of African and Mediterranean cultures. The confluence of the Blue and White Nile in Khartoum creates a distinct dividing line between differently colored waters. Tuti Island and Sabaloka Gorge provide perspectives on the river environment. The Nubian Desert, Bayuda Desert with its volcanic cones and the Kassala Mountains present different desert settings. At the Red Sea port of Suakin, 19th-century coral stone buildings slowly deteriorate, while Sanganeb National Park gives access to coral reefs. The markets of Omdurman and Kassala, along with the Sufi shrine at Sheikh Hamad-al Nil, record contemporary Sudanese life. These locations provide substantial photographic opportunities in a country that receives considerably fewer tourists than its neighbors.
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