Excellent Collection and also the Prehistoric life depiction. Over all good ambience and staff and quite a lot of findings from the archeological sites have been well preserved. also very good wild life - Birds, animals and then the best part is the Rail Road and then the Progress in the economical status.
Ralph_Sheridan
Interesting perspective on the history of Kenya. Particularly the Mau Mau revolution and the years leading up to independence. Also good on fossils of early man.
corneliaa353
The museum is nice and has informative departments (birds of Kenya, mammals, culture of its people and history) but they ask for an unreasonable price. They charge 200 KES for residents, 600 KES for East-Africans and 1200 KES for foreigners. One can also buy a combined ticket for 1500 KES (foreigners) which includes the scruffy snake house. If one would like to visit the snake house only it is also charged 1200 KES which is the height of impudence and it's absolutely not worth it.
CharleSonko
For any traveller who want to breeze, learn about plants and birds this is the place to stop over while you are on safari. It gives you peace of mind without spending a penny.One of the cleanest and colourful public park in Kenya thanks to the National Museum of Kenya for keeping it cool
MLSreality
Lots of taxidermy showing the animals of east Africa. Also good exhibits on the beginning of man; nice diorama of the different stages of man
marcl639
Though the museum's collection hasn't been updated very recently, there is still a lot to take in at this large and diverse museum. The ethnographic collection containing clothing and ritual items from various ethnic groups in Kenya was very interesting. The history of Kenya exhibit provides a good summary of events since the onset of British colonization (though has little to say about civilization pre-European contact...and read the displays with a critical eye, looking out for bias). I'm no bird specialist but the birds of East Africa collection struck me by its size. A highlight for me was the human history collection, which isn't so extensive but highlights fossils from the key anthropological discoveries made in Kenya.The snake park is not huge but allows you to get pretty close to the snakes - there were dozens just hanging out in the open pit at the entrance. Several of the more lethal species are behind glass. I also saw two Nile crocodiles and an oddly placed American alligator, which I guess was cool, though they looked a bit sad trapped behind their fences. Overall, I'd recommend buying the combo ticket to visit both the museum and the snake park.