Copperbelt Museum

The Copperbelt Museum was established in 1962 by a steering committee of civic and mine leaders. The goal was to establish a living museum thus a gallery of natural history with emphasis on ecology, geology, mining and local history. Zambia’s independence in 1964, led to the creation of the National Museums Board in 1966 under the new Museums Act. The Copperbelt Museum was gazetted as the second national museum after Livingstone Museum in 1968. As a result of an increasing collection, the same year the collection was moved from Caravel House to Bwafwano House in Buteko Avenue, until 1978 when the museum moved to its present premises along the same avenue. In addition, the museum has a collection of music instruments.

The present size of the Museum has been a challenge to many public programs that cannot be held at the museum. However, the museum is being transformed into a vibrant, innovative and popular museum under the theme of Science and Technology. The land has been acquired in a strategic location near the Mufulira round about closer to the new football stadium and enroute to the new shopping complex in Mitengo area.

This museum in Ndola houses items found in the area dating back to the Stone Age. Open daily from 9:00 to 17:00 hrs.