Karen Blixen Museum

The Karen Blixen Museum was once the home of the Danish author Karen Blixen. The renowned author made famous by the release of the Oscar winning movie ‘Out of Africa’, based on Karen’s autobiography of the same title.

Description

The museum displays many pieces of the furniture and has a splendid view of the Ngong Hills, immortalized in Karen Blixen I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong hills. The Karen Blixen Museum is open to the public every day, with guided tours on offer. The museum shop features handicrafts, posters, postcards, the movie ‘Out of Africa’, as well as books and other Kenyan souvenirs.

Step back in time as you explore the former home of Karen Blixen

See the farmhouse where the author of “Out of Africa” lived from 1917 to 1931

Walk through the expansive gardens and see the house’s colonial architecture

Learn about the life of the Danish author and her ill-fated lover, Denys Finch Hatton

See the lantern that Blixen hung on her veranda to let Finch Hatton know she was home

Ngamani Africa Safaris

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Giraffe Centre

Karen Blixen Museum