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
  • Geological Museum - Museum dedicated to geology and mining in Suriname, located in the Geological Mining Service building (Geologische Mijnbouwkundige Dienst), Jaggernath Lachmonstraat, Paramaribo.[1]
  • Koto Museum - History and culture museum dedicated to Afro-Surinamese culture (notably traditional costumes). Prinsessestraat 43, Paramaribo.[2]
  • Lalla Rookh Museum - History and culture museum dedicated to Indo-Surinamese culture. Lalla Rookhweg 54, Paramaribo.[3] (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.[4][5])
  • Maritime Museum - Located in the building of the Maritime Authority of Suriname (MAS), Cornelis Jongbawstraat 2, Paramaribo.[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • Sports Hall of Fame Suriname - Museum dedicated to the sports heroes of Suriname. Located in the building of the Suriname Olympic Committee, Letitia Vriesdelaan, Paramaribo.[8]
  • Surinamese Museum (Surinaams Museum)- General history and culture museum of Suriname, located in Fort Zeelandia, Abraham Crijnssenweg 1, Paramaribo.[9]
  • Surinamese Rum House - Small museum dedicated to the history of rum production, Cornelis Jongbawstraat 18, Paramaribo.[10]
  • Villa Zapakara - Surinamese history and culture museum for children, Prins Hendrikstraat nr 17b, Paramaribo.[11]

Commewijne

Coronie
  • Mangrove Education Center - Education Center dedicated to mangroves, located in the former fire station in Totness, Coronie.[17]

Marowijne

Saramacca

See also

References
  1. Geologisch Museum Suriname heropend. waterkant.net, 30 July 2015. (in Dutch)
  2. Koto Museum: koto’s en herleving van herinneringen. Caraïbisch uitzicht, Werkgroep Caraïbische letteren. (in Dutch)
  3. Lalla Rookh Museum. lallarookh.org. (in Dutch)
  4. Murphy, Janet (30 April 2016). "Lalla Rookh- Marking the Indian Arrival in Suriname". NewsGram. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. Suriname krijgt scheepvaartmuseum. Historisch Nieuwsblad, 3 April 2002. (in Dutch)
  7. Numismatisch Museum. Centrale Bank van Suriname. (in Dutch)
  8. Sports Hall of Fame: de helden en verhalen uit de Surinaamse sport. halloffame.sr. (in Dutch)
  9. The Stichting Surinaams Museum. amazonian-museum-network.org. (in Dutch)
  10. Het Surinaamsch Rumhuis. rumhuis.sr. (in Dutch)
  11. Over Villa Zapakara. villazapakara.com (in Dutch)
  12. "Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam". fortnieuwamsterdam.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
  13. Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam in Suriname staat op omvallen. Het Parool, 11 May 2018. (in Dutch)
  14. Museum van Bakkie. warappakreek.com. (in Dutch)
  15. "Telecom Museum". fortnieuwamsterdam.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
  16. Telecommunicatie museum in Nieuw-Amsterdam. nospang.com. (in Dutch)
  17. Coronie heeft Mangrove Educatie Centrum. starnieuws.com, 16 October 2015. (in Dutch)
  18. Moengo krijgt een Contemporary Art Museum, de Ware Tijd, 20 July 2011. (in Dutch)
  19. Saamaka Marronmuseum. Cultuur & heritage in het regenwoud van Suriname. (in Dutch)
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