Rwanda Archives and Libraries


 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives
Rwanda Archives and Library Services Authority Telephone: +250 785 655 755 E-mail: info@myculture.gov.rw Website
 * The Rwanda Archives and Library Services Authority is responsible for preserving Rwanda’s national archives. This includes collecting historical records from public and private institutions, preserving them and making them accessible to all. The oldest documents in the archive date back to the 1930s. Millions of pages of documents form the national archives and are organized and digitized to help the public find records useful to them.

Libraries
Rwanda Archives and Library Services Authority Telephone: +250 785 655 755 E-mail: info@myculture.gov.rw Website
 * The Rwanda Archive and Library Services Authority is responsible for the management of the country’s public libraries. It distributes resources to libraries across Rwanda and inspires communities to get involved in reading activities to enrich their knowledge. As part of its work, RALSA organises events including annual book and reading festivals. These initiatives promote a reading culture and improve literacy amongst Rwandans.

National Library of Rwanda (Inkoranyabitabo in Kinyarwanda) Kigali, Rwanda

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 * The largest library collection is at the National University, which had approximately 199,000 volumes. There is a government library in Kigali, with 15,000 volumes, and smaller collections are found in the administrative centers of the other prefectures. A National Library was founded in 1989 and had a collection of 6,000 volumes in 2002. A library of 30,000 volumes is maintained at the Dominican Monastery in Kigali and the French Cultural Institute also maintains a collection in the capital.

Museums
Google listing of museums in Rwanda

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 * The National Museum in Butare contains an important collection for the study of the cultural evolution of the country and is housed in a building inaugurated in January 1989. An ethnological museum is maintained in Kabgayi and a geological museum in Ruhengeri. Kigali is home to the Geological Museum of Rwanda.


 * Visit Butare National Museum

Record Offices
Directorate General of Territorial Administration and Good Governance KG 7 Ave Kigali, Rwanda P.O.Box: 3445 Kigali, Rwanda Telephone toll free: (+250) 788384081/5353 Email: [mailto:info@minaloc.gov.rw info@minaloc.gov.rw]