Maasai museum, Nairobi

A museum dedicated to culture and art of the Maasai- and Maa-speaking peoples opened in Nairobi in early 2014. It includes exhibits on marriage, livestock, mythology, medicine, religion and social organization plus a replica of a Maasai manyatta, or hut.

The Maa Museum, Kenya’s first privately registered museum, is located at the Enashipai Resort (office on 5th Floor, Prosperity House, Westlands Road, Nairobi, Kenya; phone +254 20 5130000, www.enashipai.com).

Resort rates start at $350 per night for a single and at $486 for two in a room. A 3-bedroom cottage rents for $1,455. The museum is open to nonguests, too.