List of museums in Suriname

This is a list of museums in Suriname. Suriname is a small country on the north-eastern coast of South America, and a former Dutch colony.

Paramaribo

  • Koto Museum - History and culture museum dedicated to Afro-Surinamese culture (notably traditional costumes). Prinsessestraat 43, Paramaribo.[1]
  • Lalla Rookh Museum - History and culture museum dedicated to Indo-Surinamese culture. Lalla Rookhweg 54, Paramaribo.[2] (Lalla Rookh was the name of the first ship to transport Indian indentured workers from British India to the Dutch colony of Suriname, and about two-thirds of them stayed on after their 5-year contracts had ended.[3][4])
  • Maritime Museum - Located in the building of the Maritime Authority of Suriname (MAS), Cornelis Jongbawstraat 2, Paramaribo.[5]
  • Numismatic Museum of the Central Bank, dedicated to the history of Surinamese currency, located in the building of the Central Bank of Suriname, Mr. F.H.R. Lim A Po straat 7, Paramaribo.[6]
  • Surinamese Museum (Surinaams Museum)- General history and culture museum of Suriname, located in Fort Zeelandia, Abraham Crijnssenweg 1, Paramaribo.[7]
  • Surinamese Rum House - Small museum dedicated to the history of rum production, Cornelis Jongbawstraat 18, Paramaribo.[8]
  • Villa Zapakara - Surinamese history and culture museum for children, Prins Hendrikstraat nr 17b, Paramaribo.[9]
  • Kerkelijk Museum (Church Museum) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo
  • Boomhutmuseum (Tree hut Museum) at Clevia Park
  • Jewish Museum at the Neveh Shalom Synagogue

Brokopondo

  • Berg en Dal with a museum en info center on the plantation

Commewijne

  • Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam - Historical open-air museum located in Commewijne.[10][11]
  • Museum Bakkie - History and culture museum on plantation Bakkie (Reijnsdorp), Bakkie, Commewijne District.[12]
  • Frederiksdorp, restored plantation with the Story Museum and Boni Trail
  • Telecommunication museum, Nieuw Amsterdam, Commewijne.[13][14]
  • Mangrove Education Center - Education Center dedicated to mangroves, located in the former fire station in Totness, Coronie.[15]
  • Contemporary Art Museum Moengo/Marowijne Art Park - Located in Moengo, Marowijne.[16]
  • Marowijne Art Park, international art park near Moengo
  • Saamaka Marron Museum - History and culture museum dedicated to Saramacca tribe within Maroon culture, located in the village Pikin Slee at the Upper Suriname River[17]
  • Diitabiki Museum Fositen Gudu, local museum for the Aucane tribe of the Maroon culture, located Diitabiki at the Tapanahony River

See also

References

  1. ^ Koto Museum: koto’s en herleving van herinneringen. Caraïbisch uitzicht, Werkgroep Caraïbische letteren. (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Lalla Rookh Museum. lallarookh.org. (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Murphy, Janet (30 April 2016). "Lalla Rookh- Marking the Indian Arrival in Suriname". NewsGram. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ Gupta, Jayanta (26 November 2017). "Suriname envoy at Kolkata ghat from where ancestors set sail - Kolkata News". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ Suriname krijgt scheepvaartmuseum. Historisch Nieuwsblad, 3 April 2002. (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Numismatisch Museum. Centrale Bank van Suriname. (in Dutch)
  7. ^ The Stichting Surinaams Museum. amazonian-museum-network.org. (in Dutch)
  8. ^ Het Surinaamsch Rumhuis. rumhuis.sr. (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Over Villa Zapakara. villazapakara.com (in Dutch)
  10. ^ "Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam". fortnieuwamsterdam.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
  11. ^ Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam in Suriname staat op omvallen. Het Parool, 11 May 2018. (in Dutch)
  12. ^ Museum van Bakkie. warappakreek.com. (in Dutch)
  13. ^ "Telecom Museum". fortnieuwamsterdam.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
  14. ^ Telecommunicatie museum in Nieuw-Amsterdam. nospang.com. (in Dutch)
  15. ^ Coronie heeft Mangrove Educatie Centrum. starnieuws.com, 16 October 2015. (in Dutch)
  16. ^ Moengo krijgt een Contemporary Art Museum, de Ware Tijd, 20 July 2011. (in Dutch)
  17. ^ Saamaka Marronmuseum. Cultuur & heritage in het regenwoud van Suriname. (in Dutch)
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  • Eerste lustrum voor MUSEUMN8 in Suriname. waterkant.net, 11 May 2018. (in Dutch)
  • Expositieruimtes in Suriname. Federation of Visual Artists in Suriname (FVAS). (in Dutch)
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