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For a list of museums in Belize, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Belize List of museums in Belize] in Wikipedia.<br> | For a list of museums in Belize, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Belize List of museums in Belize] in Wikipedia.<br> | ||
'''Ambergris Museum'''<br>Island Plaza<br>San Pedro<br>Ambergris Caye<br>Telephone: (501) 628-5150<br> | '''Ambergris Museum'''<br>Island Plaza<br>San Pedro<br>Ambergris Caye<br>Belize<br><br>Telephone: (501) 628-5150<br> | ||
Website: [https://ambergriscaye.com/museum/ Ambergris Museum] | Website: [https://ambergriscaye.com/museum/ Ambergris Museum] | ||
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:Ambergris Museum's mission is preserve the history of the area, from ancient Maya village through today, a quiet fishing village and tourist town. | :Ambergris Museum's mission is preserve the history of the area, from ancient Maya village through today, a quiet fishing village and tourist town. | ||
'''Corozal Museum'''<br>129 South End<br>Corozal Town<br>Telephone: (501) 402-3314<br> | '''Corozal Museum'''<br>129 South End<br>Corozal Town<br>Belize<br><br>Telephone: (501) 402-3314<br> | ||
:Called 'A Window to the Past,' the exhibit at this little museum focuses on the experience of the East Indian population, who arrived around 1838 as indentured servants working on the sugar plantations, but also features traditional items from other ethnic groups. | :Called 'A Window to the Past,' the exhibit at this little museum focuses on the experience of the East Indian population, who arrived around 1838 as indentured servants working on the sugar plantations, but also features traditional items from other ethnic groups. | ||
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'''Gulisi Garifuna Museum'''<br>Hummingbird Hwy<br>Dangriga<br>Telephone: (501) 542-2700<br>Email: [mailto:gulisimuseum@yahoo.com gulisimuseum@yahoo.com]<br> | '''Gulisi Garifuna Museum'''<br>Hummingbird Hwy<br>Dangriga<br>Belize<br><br>Telephone: (501) 542-2700<br>Email: [mailto:gulisimuseum@yahoo.com gulisimuseum@yahoo.com]<br> | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/Gulisi-Garifuna-Museum-336126536488649/ Gulisi Garifuna Museum Facebook]<br> | [https://www.facebook.com/Gulisi-Garifuna-Museum-336126536488649/ Gulisi Garifuna Museum Facebook]<br> | ||
:The museum offers a full multimedia experience for the visitor. You will learn the origins of the Garifuna people, their history and customs. You will be able to hear the beating of the drums, see a full sized working garden of traditional plants and herbs, and experience the traditional dancing. | :The museum offers a full multimedia experience for the visitor. You will learn the origins of the Garifuna people, their history and customs. You will be able to hear the beating of the drums, see a full sized working garden of traditional plants and herbs, and experience the traditional dancing. | ||
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'''Luba Garifuna Museum'''<br>4202 Fern Ln<br>Belize City<br>Telephone: (501) 202-4331<br>Email: [mailto:emericayetano@yahoo.com emericayetano@yahoo.com]<br> | '''Luba Garifuna Museum'''<br>4202 Fern Ln<br>Belize City<br>Telephone: (501) 202-4331<br><br>Email: [mailto:emericayetano@yahoo.com emericayetano@yahoo.com]<br> | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Luba-Garifuna-Museum/303840059985843 Luba Garifuna Museum Facebook] | [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Luba-Garifuna-Museum/303840059985843 Luba Garifuna Museum Facebook] | ||
:Once you go past the residential gate, you’ll be taken aback by the spacious ground floor display rooms, filled with Garífuna history, cooking utensils, arts and crafts, photographs, books, and traditional clothing. | :Once you go past the residential gate, you’ll be taken aback by the spacious ground floor display rooms, filled with Garífuna history, cooking utensils, arts and crafts, photographs, books, and traditional clothing. | ||
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'''Maritime Museum'''<br>19 Albert St<br>Swing Bridge Marine Terminal<br>Belize City<br>Belize<br>Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395<br> | '''Maritime Museum'''<br>19 Albert St<br>Swing Bridge Marine Terminal<br>Belize City<br>Belize<br><br>Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395<br> | ||
:Along with the adjacent Coastal Zone museum, their mission is to educate visitors about Belize's seafaring and shipbuilding history through a series of old documents, model boats, paintings and other displays. The Coastal Zone museum explores coral reef ecology in Belize. | :Along with the adjacent Coastal Zone museum, their mission is to educate visitors about Belize's seafaring and shipbuilding history through a series of old documents, model boats, paintings and other displays. The Coastal Zone museum explores coral reef ecology in Belize. | ||
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'''Museum of Belize'''<br>8 Gabourel Lane<br>Central Bank Compound<br>5 Eve St<br>Belize City<br>Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395/223-4524<br> | '''Museum of Belize'''<br>8 Gabourel Lane<br>Central Bank Compound<br>5 Eve St<br>Belize City<br>Belize<br><br>Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395/223-4524<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:museumofbelize@gmail.com museumofbelize@gmail.com]<br>Website: [https://nichbelize.org/museum-of-belize-and-houses-of-culture/ Museum of Belize]<br>Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/MOBNICH/ Museum of Belize] | Email: [mailto:museumofbelize@gmail.com museumofbelize@gmail.com]<br>Website: [https://nichbelize.org/museum-of-belize-and-houses-of-culture/ Museum of Belize]<br>Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/MOBNICH/ Museum of Belize] | ||
:The transformed Museum of Belize provides visitors with a historical roadmap into Belize’s vibrant past while retaining mementos of the building’s former residents. | :The transformed Museum of Belize provides visitors with a historical roadmap into Belize’s vibrant past while retaining mementos of the building’s former residents. | ||
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'''Old Belize Museum'''<br>Western Hwy Mile 5<br>Belize City<br>Telephone: (501) 222-4129<br> | '''Old Belize Museum'''<br>Western Hwy Mile 5<br>Belize City<br>Belize<br><br>Telephone: (501) 222-4129<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:info@oldbelize.com info@oldbelize.com]<br>Website: [http://www.hannastables.com/old-belize-adventure-cultural-and-historical-park/ Old Belize Museum] | Email: [mailto:info@oldbelize.com info@oldbelize.com]<br>Website: [http://www.hannastables.com/old-belize-adventure-cultural-and-historical-park/ Old Belize Museum] | ||
:Take a walk through Belize’s fascinating and historical culture from the old world of the Maya to the coastal villages of former pirates on the quest for mahogany, to the current blend cultures that have created the mixing pot society of modern Belize. The museum contains several recreated worlds from various highlights of Belize’s history, complete with facades of buildings built to scale and model humans and props situated to make you feel like you are literally walking through Belize’s past. | :Take a walk through Belize’s fascinating and historical culture from the old world of the Maya to the coastal villages of former pirates on the quest for mahogany, to the current blend cultures that have created the mixing pot society of modern Belize. The museum contains several recreated worlds from various highlights of Belize’s history, complete with facades of buildings built to scale and model humans and props situated to make you feel like you are literally walking through Belize’s past. | ||
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'''The Windows Of Belize Museum'''<br>#156 North Front Street<br>Belize City<br>Telephone: (501) 670-1029/227-3401<br> | '''The Windows Of Belize Museum'''<br>#156 North Front Street<br>Belize City<br>Belize<br><br>Telephone: (501) 670-1029/227-3401<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:windowsofbelize.museum@gmail.com windowsofbelize.museum@gmail.com]<br> | Email: [mailto:windowsofbelize.museum@gmail.com windowsofbelize.museum@gmail.com]<br> | ||
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/The-Windows-Of-Belize-Museum-229547303860509/ The Windows Of Belize Museum] | Website: [https://www.facebook.com/The-Windows-Of-Belize-Museum-229547303860509/ The Windows Of Belize Museum] | ||