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== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
'''Ambergris Museum'''<br>Island Plaza<br>San Pedro<br>Ambergris Caye<br>Telephone: (501) 628-5150<br> | |||
Website: [https://ambergriscaye.com/museum/ Ambergris Museum] | |||
:Ambergris Museum's mission is preserve the history of the area, from ancient Maya village through today, a quiet fishing village and tourist town. | |||
'''Belize Archaeology Museum'''<br>Mountain View Boulevard<br>Belmopan<br>Telephone: (501) 822-2106<br> | |||
Website: [http://caribya.com/belmopan/belize.archaeology.museum/ Belize Archaeology Museum] | |||
:The Belize Archaeology Museum, often referred to as the Belmopan Museum, is a national museum in Belmopan, Belize. It features exhibits of Mayan archaeological discoveries and explores some 3000 years of Mayan history. | |||
'''Gulisi Garifuna Museum'''<br>Hummingbird Hwy<br>Dangriga<br>Telephone: (501) 542-2700<br>Email: [mailto:gulisimuseum@yahoo.com gulisimuseum@yahoo.com]<br> | |||
Website: [https://ngcbelize.org/muesum/ Gulisi Garifuna Museum]<br>Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/Gulisi-Garifuna-Museum-336126536488649/ Gulisi Garifuna Museum]<br> | |||
Website #3: [https://www.belizehub.com/gulisi-garifuna-museum-dangriga/ Gulisi Garifuna Museum]<br> | |||
Website #4: [http://www.pelicanbeachbelize.com/things-to-do/gulisi-garifuna-museum.html Gulisi Garifuna Museum] | |||
: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. | |||
'''Maritime Museum'''<br>North Front St<br>Marine Terminal<br>Belize City<br>Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395<br> | |||
Website: [http://caribya.com/belmopan/belize.archaeology.museum/ Maritime Museum]<br>Website #2: [http://caribya.com/belize.city/maritime.museum/ Maritime Museum] | |||
: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. | |||
'''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> | |||
Email: [mailto:museumofbelize@gmail.com museumofbelize@gmail.com]<br>Website: [http://www.belizeit.com/museum-of-belize.html Museum of Belize]<br> | |||
Website #2: [https://nichbelize.org/museum-of-belize-and-houses-of-culture/ Museum of Belize]<br>Website #3: [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. | |||
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. | 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. | ||