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.Koto Museum: koto’s en herleving van herinneringen. Caraïbisch uitzicht, Werkgroep Caraïbische letteren. Lalla Rookh Museum - History and culture museum dedicated to Indo-Surinamese culture. Lalla Rookhweg 54, Paramaribo.Lalla Rookh Museum. lallarookh.org. (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.) Maritime Museum - Located in the building of the Maritime Authority of Suriname (MAS), Cornelis Jongbawstraat 2, Paramaribo.Suriname krijgt scheepvaartmuseum. Historisch Nieuwsblad, 3 April 2002. 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.Numismatisch Museum. Centrale Bank van Suriname. Surinamese Museum (Surinaams Museum)- General history and culture museum of Suriname, located in Fort Zeelandia, Abraham Crijnssenweg 1, Paramaribo.The Stichting Surinaams Museum. amazonian-museum-network.org. Surinamese Rum House - Small museum dedicated to the history of rum production, Cornelis Jongbawstraat 18, Paramaribo.Het Surinaamsch Rumhuis. rumhuis.sr. Villa Zapakara - Surinamese history and culture museum for children, Prins Hendrikstraat nr 17b, Paramaribo. Over Villa Zapakara. villazapakara.com 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.Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam in Suriname staat op omvallen. Het Parool, 11 May 2018. Museum Bakkie - History and culture museum on plantation Bakkie (Reijnsdorp), Bakkie, Commewijne District.Museum van Bakkie. warappakreek.com. Frederiksdorp, restored plantation with the Story Museum and Boni Trail Telecommunication museum, Nieuw Amsterdam, Commewijne.Telecommunicatie museum in Nieuw-Amsterdam. nospang.com.
Coronie Mangrove Education Center - Education Center dedicated to mangroves, located in the former fire station in Totness, Coronie.Coronie heeft Mangrove Educatie Centrum. starnieuws.com, 16 October 2015.
Marowijne Contemporary Art Museum Moengo/Marowijne Art Park - Located in Moengo, Marowijne.Moengo krijgt een Contemporary Art Museum, de Ware Tijd, 20 July 2011. Marowijne Art Park, international art park near Moengo
Sipaliwini Saamaka Marron Museum - History and culture museum dedicated to Saramacca tribe within Maroon culture, located in the village Pikin Slee at the Upper Suriname RiverSaamaka Marronmuseum. Cultuur & heritage in het regenwoud van Suriname. Diitabiki Museum Fositen Gudu, local museum for the Aucane tribe of the Maroon culture, located Diitabiki at the Tapanahony River
See also List of museums by country Suriname Museum in Amsterdam
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External links
Eerste lustrum voor MUSEUMN8 in Suriname. waterkant.net, 11 May 2018. Expositieruimtes in Suriname. Federation of Visual Artists in Suriname (FVAS).