Lake Malawi Museum

Lake Malawi Museum is a museum on Lake Malawi in Malawi. Situated in the Old Gymkhana Club and organized by the Society of Malawi since 1971^[1] (and likely not updated since then), the museum is located near the Queen Victoria memorial near the Bakili Muluzi Bridge in Mangochi town, Mangochi District, within the Southern Region of Malawi.^[2]

Gallery

Introduction to the people of the Lake Malawi region (as seen from entrance at the Lake Malawi Museum)
Exhibit of lake birds
Mammals of Lake Malawi area exhibit
Crocodile exhibit
History of the Yao people (1)
History of the Yao people (2)
History of the Yao people (3)
History of the Yao people (4)
History of the Yao people (5)
History of the Yao people (6)
History of the Yao people (7)
History of the Yao people (8)
Map of Yao chiefs, Lake Malawi region
Exhibit of Stone Age artefacts
Exhibit of Iron Age, clay pots
East African Rift System
Exhibit of domestic appliances
Exhibit of Musical Instruments
Mabadza for Mganda dance
Musical rattles
One sided and two sided drum
Traditional Yao musical instruments: Kaligo, Bangwe
Leg rattles
Exhibit of fisherman
Exhibit of hunting weapons
Traditional Games (bawo, mpaka, cards, nsikwa, mdodo, chiwale)
Traditional Games (close up shot of mpaka, cards, nsikwa)
Exhibit of spinning top, nangulungunde
Exhibit showing slaving history
Carving of slave caravan
Carving of slave caravan, alternate
Jumbe and slave trading info
Navigation lights, medical kit, plates, shell from 37mm gun, row locks
Tableware from UMCA
Curios carves from soapstone
Curios carves from soapstone (2)
Pioneer boat
Ilala boat around 1900
Ilala boat around 1875
Charles Janson boat around 1900
Domira boat around 1900
Adventure boat around 1895
Boat exhibit
Hermann Von Wissmann boat around 1900
Dove and other boats from around 1900
Livingstone boat from around 1898
Guendolen boat from around 1902
Chauncy Maples and other boats from around 1910
Historical Boats of Lake Malawi