List of museums in Suriname explained

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.

• 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

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

• 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]

See also

• List of museums by country

External links

• Eerste lustrum voor MUSEUMN8 in Suriname. waterkant.net, 11 May 2018.
• Expositieruimtes in Suriname. Federation of Visual Artists in Suriname (FVAS).

Notes and References

1. https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/koto-museum-kotos-en-herleving-van-herinneringen/ Koto Museum: koto’s en herleving van herinneringen
2. http://www.lallarookh.org/lalla-rookh-museum Lalla Rookh Museum
3. Web site: Murphy . Janet . Lalla Rookh- Marking the Indian Arrival in Suriname . NewsGram . 30 April 2016 . 23 January 2021.
4. Web site: Gupta . Jayanta . Suriname envoy at Kolkata ghat from where ancestors set sail - Kolkata News . The Times of India . 26 November 2017 . 24 January 2021.
5. https://www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/nl/nieuws/2962/suriname-krijgt-scheepvaartmuseum.html# Suriname krijgt scheepvaartmuseum
6. https://www.cbvs.sr/museum/numis-intro.htm Numismatisch Museum
7. http://amazonian-museum-network.org/en/amazonian-museums/stichting-surinaams-museum The Stichting Surinaams Museum
8. http://www.rumhuis.sr/surinaamsch-rumhuis/het-surinaamsch-rumhuis/ Het Surinaamsch Rumhuis
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709115211/http://villazapakara.com/index.php/over-villazapakara/ Over Villa Zapakara
10. Web site: Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107135426/http://www.fortnieuwamsterdam.sr/ . dead . 7 November 2013 . fortnieuwamsterdam.sr . nl.
11. https://www.parool.nl/buitenland/fort-nieuw-amsterdam-in-suriname-staat-op-omvallen~a4598077/ Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam in Suriname staat op omvallen
12. http://www.warappakreek.com/?page_id=42 Museum van Bakkie
13. Web site: Telecom Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107133529/http://www.fortnieuwamsterdam.sr/telecom-museum/ . dead . 7 November 2013 . fortnieuwamsterdam.sr . nl.
14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928161354/http://www.nospang.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35388:telecommunicatie-museum-in-nieuw-amsterdam&catid=73:binnenland&Itemid=65 Telecommunicatie museum in Nieuw-Amsterdam
15. http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/31778 Coronie heeft Mangrove Educatie Centrum
16. https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/moengo-krijgt-een-contemporary-art-museum/ Moengo krijgt een Contemporary Art Museum
17. http://www.saamakamarronmuseum.com/ Saamaka Marronmuseum. Cultuur & heritage in het regenwoud van Suriname