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The '''Chichiri Museum''', also known as the '''Museum of Malawi''', is a historical and cultural museum located in [[Blantyre, Malawi|Blantyre]], [[Malawi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.africom.museum/museums/malawi-chichiri.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024074809/http://www.africom.museum/museums/malawi-chichiri.html | dead-url=yes | archive-date=24 October 2006 | title=Museum of Malawi, Chichiri | publisher=[[International Council of African Museums]] | accessdate=8 August 2014 }}</ref>
The Museums of Malawi, initially known as the '''Nyasaland Museum''', was established through legislation in May 1957. The current museum building was constructed in 1965 at [[Chichiri Hill]] in Blantyre, using funds from the [[Beit Trust]] and the Government of Malawi.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.museum.mw/index.php/facilities/chichiri-museum | title=Chichiri museum | publisher=The Museum of Malawi | accessdate=8 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809171331/http://www.museum.mw/index.php/facilities/chichiri-museum | archive-date=2014-08-09 | dead-url=no | df= }}</ref> The museum was opened officially in June 1966.
==Gallery==
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