Uganda Museum Remains Closed Until Further Notice

There is commonly misinformation online more so where you check the google profile of a place where they give you details of visiting hours. We have had clients before plan to visit Uganda Museum either at the start of their trip or at the end and because they usually find contradicting information online, sometimes we might seem like we do not know what we are talking about.

Around August 2024, the Uganda Museum was temporarily closed for renovation. The closure was expected to continue until around May 2025. However that never happened. Until today, the Uganda Museum is still closed for further renovation. It seems that work that was supposed to take a year will likely take two years. It is now February 2026 and the Museum is still closed.

In case you were planning on visiting Uganda Museum in the near feature, we shall inform you here on our website once it opens again. But in case you are interested in visiting heritage places in Uganda, there still quite a number of options to consider. One of the most recommended is Amasiro Ge Wamala. This is near Nansana Town on Kampala Hoima Road. This is one of the least visited heritage centers in Uganda, you will do well taking time off your busy schedule to drop by.

Within Kampala

If you wish to restrict yourself to Kampala city, you could consider visiting the independence monument near Sheraton hotel. This is one of Uganda’s heritage sites. It retells a history that still being written, the journey from colonialism to independence, a journey from a collection kingdoms and chiefdoms to a nation. The journey in pursuit of the first none incumbent fairly elected president in Uganda.

Uganda is still a young country that has not yet made one hundred years. For the few year it has lived, it has never seen a peaceful transition of power. While some a lamenting about living under the reign of one president all their life; whom many have mixed opinions about, others are lamenting tribalism. Typical of human beings, we always have something to complain about so, if you could speak to your tour guide informally, they could give you their unprofessional take on the history and the current affairs.

Uganda Martyrs Museum

Uganda is a very religious country. Though there is a strong bend from Catholicism and Anglicanism to Evangelicals; the traditional Christian religions remain strong. They own schools and hospitals which are part of the main pillars of society. You cannot easily erase them by converting to another religion. In their backyard, there are ruins that were brought about the Baganda who reformed from their traditional religions to Christianity.

Namugongo Catholic Martyrs Shrine

Every 3rd June, millions of people from around the world travel to Uganda to pay homage to these people who died for their faith. But even though you are not travelling around 3rd June, you could still visit the martyrs museums in Uganda. It will teach you a lot about the pre-Uganda history, the falling of Buganda Kingdom, then the rising again of Buganda kingdom.

Worship Places

Part of the religious heritage of Uganda is not merely engrained in the martyrs but also in the Kampala 7 hills that were mainly occupied by religious groups. You could interest yourself in the heritage of the Muslims by visiting old Kampala and Kibuli. Then you could interest yourself in the Catholic history by visiting Rubaga Cathedral and Nsambya hill. In the Anglican faith, you could visit Namirembe Cathedral and Christ the King. Then you would interest yourself in why one of the hills was not religiously occupied. There are several other heritage sites in Kampala. With the help of a seasoned tour operator like African Jungle Adventures, you could still explore Uganda heritage outside Uganda Museum.