Historical Museum of Senegal in Gorée
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. History. In 1856, the Fort of Estrées was built on Gorée Island off the coast of Dakar. In this fort is located the historical museum of Senegal, this museum contains various artifacts dating  from the stone age on the history of the country. The museum contains various archaeological collections as well as documents on the history and religion of Senegal. In 1977, the process of renovating some of the museum's rooms began. On March 3, 1989, the renovations were completed and the museum was inaugurated. According to Abdouyale Ly, the first director of the museum, the objective with the opening of this museum is to promote the West African culture. Collections. The museum is divided into 13 rooms, each of these rooms deals with a certain period in the history of Senegal , including a room for the Paleolithic period, the Neolithic period, colonization and independence, the museum also has collections about the different ethnic groups of the country. The museum contains exhibits of diverse archeological remains as well as megalithic art.