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  In The News 

 

Successful Cultural Caravan Tour for New Educators

This weekend seventeen teachers took advantage of the Museum's iniative to provide gudided tours for new teachers as an introduction to our Islands.

Education Co-Ordinator, Nasaria Suckoo Chollette, sees this iniative becoming a regular feature of the education programme. Watch for full details.

  

 

 

 

 Our Collections     

The Museum Law of 1979 mandates the museum to collect "historical, natural and scientific objects of interest..." 

Today, the Museum boasts a collection 8,000 plus objects:

The History Collection offers tangible evidence of our social development. It includes objects such as shipbuilding tools and equipment, cannons, writing implements, furniture and, hats.  Additionally, the collection comprises archaeologically recovered items both terrestial and nautical. 

The Natural History Collection specimens have their roots in the 1930’s from the original Ira Thompson Collection, and some are new acquisitions and discoveries. There are fossils from the sea which were discovered on land, forms of land-life retrieved from the sea and everything in between. 

 The Art Collection is our Island's largest comprehensive compilation of Caymanian arts and crafts. Come inside our virtual collection and look around.

Calendar of Events

2008 November - December
Opening of Gift Shop; public tours of the restored building

2009 January 15th
Museum Hosts Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours
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2009 May - June
Launch of phase I of exhibits -- Natural History Gallery, Cultural History Gallery, and Audio-Visual Theatre

2009 July - August
Opening of Changing Gallery, with new Art History exhibit.

September
McCoy Prize

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Museum Shop


 

Looking for unique gifts or authentic Caymanian souvenirs, the Museum Shop offers quality shopping  in an authentically restored historic setting.  Come experience history as you shop with us!

History
The Museum Shop was the First Post Office. Comissioner Fredrick Sanguinetti’s term of office is marked by the development of the Post Office and postal facilities. Established in 1890, the post office in George Post was housed here until a new facility was built in central George Town. This small office held fewer than 10 postal boxes, for most mail was distributed to the public by hard. Prior to this we had to rely on mail services on seamen and friends in Jamaica.

 Changing Exhibition

   Pearl Parker, Six Plums, Watercolour on paper, 1998

 A History of Caymanian Art

Coming soon, the first exhibit to be featured in the newly refurbished Changing Gallery will be a visual History of Caymanian Art. 

The Changing Gallery will regularly feature exhibitions of topical interest.

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Programmes

Education Initiatives
The Museum Players: A trained troupe of performers that can be called on to perform for Museum functions; storytelling, skits, dances, and puppetry. A workshop is being planned to start the process of choosing troupe members, April-May 2009. Read more...

What's On Now
(coming soon)