Why go
Despite its place in this guide’s Banjul section, the African Heritage Centre is not in the capital at all today: it stands in Cape Point, on the northern tip of Bakau, the same stretch of coast as the Kachikally Crocodile Pool. Wikidata catalogues it as a museum, but it is better understood as a commercial art gallery: it was originally based in Banjul before relocating up the coast to Bakau, which is also why a 2026 Wikipedia list of Gambian buildings and structures still files it under Banjul even though the building itself has moved. Go expecting a browsable shop with a rotating stock of African art, not a curated national institution with fixed exhibits.
What you will see
The centre holds a sizeable collection of African art and statues, and its stock turns over constantly: pieces on display are for sale, and each one sold is replaced with another work of local art, so no two visits show quite the same room. At its current Cape Point site, the gallery displays masks, sculptures, dolls dressed in traditional costume, tie-dye cloth, sandals, carved stools, paintings of village and wildlife scenes, table mats, jewellery and bags, aimed as much at buyers looking for a souvenir as at casual browsers. The same premises also double as a guesthouse and a restaurant serving Danish cuisine and other dishes, so a stop here can be a meal as easily as a browse.
Visiting
The gallery opens Monday to Saturday from 9am to 10pm, and is closed on Sundays. No admission fee is published for it anywhere, which fits its nature as a shop you browse rather than a ticketed museum. It has no official website; the only published contact is a phone line and an email address run by the gallery itself, so confirm current hours and stock by phone before making a special trip, rather than relying on this page alone.
Getting there
The centre sits on Samba Breco Road at Cape Point, in Bakau, reached by a dirt road that turns off near the Ocean Bay Hotel on Kofi Annan Street. Banjul International Airport, south of the city on the mainland, is the arrival point for almost every visitor heading this way; the getting around guide covers fares and routes from the coast hotels into Bakau.
Nearby
Cape Point and Bakau’s old town hold most of the area’s sights within walking or a short taxi ride: the sacred Kachikally Crocodile Pool and the Bakau fish market are both close by, and the Bakau page covers the rest of the town, including its beaches.