ALLIANCE ETHIO-FRANCAISE
Tel: 12-96-46
Location: Wavel Street
THE BRITISH COUNCIL
Tel: 55-00-22
Location: Adwa Avenue, Piazza
GERMAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
Tel: 55-28-88
Location: Arat Kilo
ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
Tel: 11-36-55 or 55-34-27
Location: Gojam Road
RUSSIAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND CULTURE
Tel: 55-13-43
Location: near Cathedral School
LIBRARIES
BRITISH COUNCIL LIBRARY
Tel: 55-00-22
Library and video facilities available.
ACADEMY OF ETHIOPIAN LANGUAGES
Tel: 15-29-26
ETHIOPIAN MANUSCRIPT MICROFILM
Tel: 51-07-05
ETHIOPIAN PRESS LIBRARY
Tel: 12-77-63
MUNICIPALITY LIBRARY
Tel: 55-01-11
NATIONAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
Tel: 51-22-42
ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
ADDIS ABABA MUSEUM
Tel: 15-31-80/ 15-99-04
Location: Meskel Square
Attractions: Formerly the home of Ras Birru. Open Monday-Thursday
8:30-12:20, 1:30-5:30. Friday 8:30-11:30, 1:30-5:30. Closed Saturdays and
Sundays.
ETHIOPIAN POSTAL MUSEUM
Tel: 51-50-11
Location: Churchill Road
Attractions: On display is every stamp ever issued in Ethiopia and
a large collection of foreign stamps.
NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM
Tel: 11-71-50
Location: King George VI Avenue, between Arat and Sidist Kilos.
Attractions: The skeleton of "Lucy", found in Ethiopia and dated
at 3.5 million years old, crowns, jewelery and costumes.
INSTITUTE OF ETHIOPIAN STUDIES AND LIBRARY
Location: On the university campus, housed in the former Ras Makonnen
Palace.
Attractions: A unique collection of rare books, manuscripts, and
journals.
ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Location: In the same building as the Institute of Ethiopian Studies,
in the Ras Makonnen Palace, second floor.
Attractions: Clothing and national costumes, tools, implements,
traditional boats, beds, all from different parts of Ethiopia.