The Nairobi National Museum Galleries will be closed for four days next week for scheduled maintenance.
In a public notice seen by the Star, the National Museum of Kenya stated that the galleries will be closed from Monday, March 11 to Thursday, March 14, for fumigation.
However, the Nairobi Snake Park will remain operational for any visitors who intend to tour at the usual operational time of 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.
The statement announced that the normal operations will resume on Friday, March 15 at the usual working time from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.
The Nairobi National Museum hosts both temporary and permanent galleries that attract learners and tourists alike.
Some of the galleries are The Cradle of Humankind gallery, The Story of Mammals, The History of Kenya, Cycles of Life gallery, Numismatic exhibition and Asian African Heritage exhibition gallery respectively.
Each of the galleries depicts the diverse heritage of African man- Kenya precisely, history and coexistence with the international states as early as the colonial period through the independence period.
The National Museum of Kenya was started in 1910 when a group of enthusiastic naturalists working under the then-East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society needed a location to store and preserve their collections of varied specimens.
The colonial administration reserved property at Museum Hill in 1929 for the construction of a museum.
The museum was formally inaugurated on September 22, 1930, and was named Coryndon Museum in honour of Sir Robert Coryndon, the former governor of Kenya.
Following Kenya's independence in 1963, it was renamed the National Museum of Kenya.
The museum's mission is to convey Kenya's rich cultural legacy and provide a one-stop shop where tourists can learn about and enjoy the nation's rich cultural heritage.
The Museum also educates and preserves history which most schools incorporate trips and tours for history classes. While local and International tourists visit for recreational purposes.
The museum also has unique offers such as night tour reservations which are reserved for organised groups of at least ten persons from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Usually, it operates from Monday-Sunday and is open to the public for an entrance fee of sh.200 for Kenyan residents unless charged otherwise for private events.