Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum, Porto-Novo

Name: Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum
Address: Porto-Novo, Benin

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The Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum is a museum in Porto-Novo, Benin. It was established in 1957 by the Dahomey Institute. It is operated by Alexandre Sènou Adandé, a noted ethnologist, who was chief archivist and librarian at the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire of Dakar from 1948 to 1960. ()

Local name: Musée ethnographique Alexandre Sènou Adandé Coordinates: 6°28'24"N, 2°37'3"E

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Porto-Novo Benin

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Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal Palace, Great Mosque of Porto-Novo, Protestant Methodist Church in Benin, 1st arrondissement of Porto-Novo.

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Museum in a 19th-century ruler's palace
Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
16 min walk • The Royal Palace, also known as King Toffa's Palace and more recently Musée Honmé, is a former royal residence and today museum in Porto-Novo, Benin. It contains an example of an Alounloun and most displays are related to the King Toffa period.
0.7 miE
Mosque, Colonial architecture
Great Mosque of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
17 min walk • The Great Mosque of Porto-Novo is a mosque in Porto-Novo, Ouémé Department, Benin.
1.3 miW
Church
Protestant Methodist Church in Benin, Porto-Novo
33 min walk • The Protestant Methodist Church in Benin was founded by Methodist missionary and colonial official in West Africa, Thomas Birch Freeman in 1843. He was sent by the Methodist Missionary Society in London. Freeman was the son of a freed slave. The Methodist Church in Benin is organised into 15 synods, and covers the whole country.
~1720 ftSE
Neighbourhood
1st arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
9 min walk • The 1st arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.
~1720 ftSE
Neighbourhood
2nd arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
9 min walk • The 2nd arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.
~1720 ftSE
Neighbourhood
3rd arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
9 min walk • The 3rd arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.
~1720 ftSE
Neighbourhood
4th arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
9 min walk • The 4th arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.
~1720 ftSE
Neighbourhood
5th arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
9 min walk • The 5th arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.
~1430 ftN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo
7 min walk • Stade Charles de Gaulle is a multi-use stadium in Porto-Novo, Benin named after Charles de Gaulle. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium of AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé, Aiglons FC.

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Which popular attractions are close to Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum?

Nearby attractions include 1st arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo (9 min walk), 2nd arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo (9 min walk), 3rd arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo (9 min walk), 4th arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo (9 min walk).

How to get to Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum:

Bus

Kpobe la Gare (11 min walk)
Gare routière (27 min walk)

Train

Porto-Novo (12 min walk)