National Museum of Costume

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Enlightening experience! The museum is a piece of history left immortalised. Walking through the halls, you can feel the past with its windows, doors, and tiles left unchanged since the 1800s. The cos...

Small museum, not much to see.

Small museum, not much to see. I did not even think Grand Bassam was worth a special trip but since it is there...

19th Century Africian Costumes and Artifacts

Located in the Grand-Bassam, Comoé District, the National Museum of Costume is housed in a French colonial styled building. Inside the the two story structure is an variety of ancient cultural artifa...

Interesting museum that gives a glimpse of the French-colonial life in the 19th and 20th century

Occupying what was once the governor's house when Grand Bassam was the capital of the Ivory Coast, is now this small, but interesting, museum. One can see costumes used in different regions and some e...

Musée du Costume , Richesses Culturelles et Traditionnelles

Le Musée National du Costume , qui date de 1981 , se situe dans la zone " France " de Grand Bassam , dans l'ancien Palais du Gouverneur . Car , Grand Bassam a été la première capitale de la colonie de...