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National Archives of Zimbabwe
Archivos Nacionales de Zimbabwe
National Archives of Zimbabwe (Borrowdale Road, Gunhill, Harare) — founded in 1935, the National Archives of Zimbabwe is the repository for the history of Rhodesia and modern Zimbabwe. It features fascinating colonial artifacts and photos, accounts of early explorers and settlers, and a display about the Second Chimurenga (the country’s civil war that was conducted from the 1960s until independence in 1980). Prints of excellent oil paintings of Victoria Falls, among other places, are sold at the entrance. Admission: US$1. Hours: 7:45 am – 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:45 pm (Monday – Friday).