The Cultural Heritage Centre Reviews

Nice n very vast with decorum.
But They don't allow photography inside.

Very nice and big place to visit if you are in Arusha

Incredible African art / crafts from all across the continent. No pressure. You can spend hours browsing here.

The architecture design is traditional but it was modernized to give it spectacular view. It's where tradition and modernization meet

Cultural Heritage is an Arusha must see. It has an extensive collection of African art as well as interesting shops and restaurants.

biggest gallery in this region and exhibition of traditional crafts

They have everything here that you would want to purchase. So much better than the Maasai Market in downtown Arusha. No negotiating except in one area for art. A huge collection of hand crafted wood, low end jewelry, and very nice jewelry. Very good prices on tanzanite. Very helpful staff. A nice looking cafe, but I didn't eat there so can't comment on that.

Awesome place for shopping Tanzanite Jewelers and maasai curious shops

I have been several times the products they sell are ok quality but it has unreliable hours. many times some of the shops are closed. When the main shop has closed early while we were shopping.

its a pleasing place to learnt African culture especially Tanzania's

Purely commercial and it got nothing g to do with heritage.

Well worth a visit. Fabulous painting & carving to view

Of everything that we encountered in Tanzania from Crocodiles eating Wildebeest to a Lioness calling for her friends after dusk this short stop was something I wish I had more time to experience.

I will go back here.

On our way in from Kilimanjaro International Airport our amazing guide suggested we take a quick 30 minute break and check out this amazing gallery. I am so glad he did. This was 30 minutes of my life I will never forget.

The quality of art found in this, the largest art gallery on the continent, is worth your time no matter how short your vacation. I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, since we had just arrived in country we didn t know what we wanted.

This is the best art you will see in Tanzania. From $1 trinkets to $5,000 masterpieces. I even saw a number of very beautiful bronze pieces (I don t know if they were cold cast but I doubt it.) I really wish I had more time here. I could easily spend four hours wandering through the amazing art displayed on multiple floors.

Go here!!

Entrance is free and you meet art from all over the world

Beautiful place. I wish I had timed it better to explore inside the main building more. Gorgeous artwork and carvings. Sized from nick nacks to larger than life sized! The thing I didn't like was that none of the items were priced so the staff had to go find out what the price was. I asked the price of a large wooden bust and he returned with a quote of $2000 USD then he immediately went back to wherever he got the price and returned with "but I can give it to you on discount for $1150" . Why start so high to begin with?? And I didn't like having to ask the price of every single item.

If you pass by Tanzania you have to visit the cultural heritage and learn a lot about her culture and people

Ideal place for sensational arts and culture in Arusha Tanzania

Museum store type souvenirs, that is everything is for sale. Curious and with all kinds of objects.

Beautiful building, art, and tanzanite stones and jewelry. I'm not an expert so you can decide but, I believe the quality was better and the prices better than other places I looked. Zara and Saifudin were delightful, knowledgeable and went the extra distance to accommodate us.

Actually its good place with full of cultural history of back ground.

Life of past masai with their traditional.

Very beautiful beautiful place found in Arusha region in Tanzania country.

Its amazing. Lots to see and learn. Things are quite expensive though compare to other shops.

Best collection of art and antiques in East Africa, but the prices.... Rediculous!

Excellent place for all your souvenirs and the jewellery selection is out of this world. Prices reasonable

Great stop if you are visiting Arusha. The main building that is the art gallery is spectacular and has some phenomenal art & artists represented. The touristy part has a wide array of tourist goods that you can find around but they have items allow in the one spot. They have more artisanal tourist pieces outside of the main shopping building in the centre closer to the car entrance.

Bargaining is a must.

Lunch is tasty and reasonable.

Bathrooms are clean.

As often a mix between authenticity and doggie trade. But very beautiful works whose originals of copies made in Roc must be detected. The imposing building and original architecture containing a permanent exhibition is absolutely to be seen. Closes at 5 p.m. Very beautiful sculptures and paintings not given in price. And a DHL agent on site! Quality food a little more expensive than local restaurants. You can pay by credit card: 5% surcharge.

All kinds of local handicraft products. Payment by card but with an increase in the price (minimum 1 dollar)

A place to see Tanzanian and African cultures and paintings. There is no admission fee, so if you come to Arusha, it is worth visiting. Since the souvenir shop is for foreigners, it is more expensive than the price in Tanzania.

It s a bunch of shops and a restaurant. Very good staff, not pushy. Good place to kill time while waiting for a flight out of Arusha Airport

Must stop before returning home, fair prices on souvenirs and an excellent museum not to be missed

An Alladin's Cave! Unimaginable amount of souveniers of all shape & size

The House of Culture: nice place to visit even on the rain days

There is a lot of shopping opportunities if that's what you are looking for, but there is also a very nice art gallery with and extensive collection.

Best place
i have found this year ever

Nobody pushing to buy anything, which is refreshing but some of the prices really high. Art also sold here, but at rather European prices.

A must stop for those nic-nacs and local African art objects that we love

The art gallery is phenomenal, so many different types of art. Food is a little pricey but good quality. Lots of curios at tourist prices

If you love historical please visit this place you will enjoy and learn a lot about our past. This place is located at Arusha, Arusha-Dodoma road at Majengo ya chini.

A very good place full of cultural items on sale. They try to have items from most parts of the continent.
Be ready to spend quite abit since it's a tourist attraction stop.

The Art Gallery of my dreams! Very beautiful and organized.

Some really good artwork but the stores were very over priced. Food was ok

Great art centre with unique pieces. Lovely place to have lunch. Shops extremely expensive though

Great place to visit especially for the lovers of art

It's a lovely place to visit. The art is amazing for those who love art. The antique furniture and lots of other things to see.

Best collection of African Souvenirs . A place must to see, having lots of antique collection.

If you want to learn more about Africa, a must see, immerse yourself in the culture

Shopping center without any interest. No renowned contemporary African artist. To avoid

My all time Favourite place,The Gallery is my favourite, i love it...the food is good,my African Culture is well presented and they always have a new taste of things whenever i go

One of the best Heritage Centers ... certainly the best we have experienced.

Great place for gifts shopping in Arusha and with safe parking for self drive tourists