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The museum was founded in 1954 as a missionary museum, five years after the
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Apart from displaying traditional historic sculptures, the museum focuses on exhibiting contemporary art produced in Africa and the
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In 1987 the museum opened its outdoor exhibition, which now consists of several reconstituted
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