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Estrée Fort

Estrée Fort
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain

The Historical Museum of Senegal in Gorée (French: Musée historique du Sénégal à Gorée) is a museum attached to the Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (IFAN) and located on the island of Gorée, in the bay of Dakar, Senegal. The museum is dedicated to showing and commemorating the different stages of Senegal's history from ancient times to the country's independence.

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Hours
Open now · closes 5 pm
Weekly hours
MonClosed
Tue10 am–1 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm
Wed10 am–1 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm
Thu10 am–1 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm
Fri10 am–1 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm
Sat10 am–1 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm
Sun10 am–1 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm

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