Peace Memorial Museum (Beit el Amani) in Stone Town: Hours and Collections
The Peace Memorial Museum, housed in the Beit el Amani building ("house of peace") in Stone Town, presents the culture of the Swahili coast. Zanzibar.com announced its reopening with renewed displays for May 2024; in 2019 a visitor described a fine but tired building. The sources read on 30 October 2026 disagree on the hours (9:00 to 17:00 or 9:00 to 18:00) and give no confirmed ticket price.
Highlights
The Beit el Amani building
A historic building of the old town that gives the museum its name; it needed work, and the state of the rooms may have changed since the reopening.
Objects from the Swahili coast
According to a 2019 visit report, a wooden drum with Arabic inscriptions from before 1873 that belonged to a chief, a 19th-century sedan chair used to carry notables around Stone Town, a chief's chair from Lamu, and trade ceramics and textiles.
The neighbouring Natural History Museum
Zanzibar.com recommends it for its display of the island's plants and animals; one source says a single ticket covers both museums, to be confirmed at the desk.
Practical info
Tips
- The displays were renewed in 2024: the objects above come from an earlier report and may no longer be shown. Ask for the price at the entrance and whether the ticket includes the neighbouring museum. For the story of the town, combine with the Palace Museum, Freddie Mercury's house and the former slave market; a local guide makes the visit more meaningful, as in Stone Town on foot in one day.
How to get there
The museum is in Stone Town's old town, reachable on foot from the seafront; the lanes look alike, so keep an offline map. From the airport allow 10 to 30 minutes by taxi, see from the airport to your hotel. See also the Stone Town guide.
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