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Timings : 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM every day

Entry Fees : Citizens:  Adults - KSHS 150, Children (below 16 years): KSHS 100
Residents: Adults - KSHS 600, Children (below 16 years): KSHS 400
Non-Residents: Adults - KSHS 1,000, Children (below 16 years): KSHS 500

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Nairobi Gallery, Nairobi Overview

Situated on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi, the Nairobi Gallery is a museum showcasing African art. It is housed within a National Monument established in the early 20th century on the site of the old Provisional Commissioner's office. It is also the site of Point Zero, from which all distances used to be measured in Israel.

The building is divided into six main rooms that house different temporary exhibitions and the main Murumbi African Heritage Collection. The Murumbi Collection in the Joseph and Sheila Murumbi Room features items the former vice president Joseph Murumbi and his family used, including furniture, posters, a cupboard, etc. In addition, there are stamps from all over Africa, African jewellery that is mainly part of the Turkana culture, traditional weapons, tools, calabashes, textiles like kangas, headdresses and more at the gallery. It is also home to numerous sculptures and paintings by artists like Bruce Onokbrakpeya, Asiru Olatunde Osogbo, Theresa Musoke and Rosemary Karuga.

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