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: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. | ||
'''Maritime Museum'''<br> | '''Maritime Museum'''<br>19 Albert St<br><br>Swing Bridge Marine Terminal<br>Belize City<br>Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395<br> | ||
Website: [http://caribya.com/belize.city/maritime.museum/ Maritime Museum] | Website: [http://caribya.com/belize.city/maritime.museum/ Maritime Museum]<br>Website #2: [https://www.triphobo.com/places/belize-city-belize/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. | :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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: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. | ||
'''Old Belize Museum'''<br>Western Hwy Mile 5<br>Belize City<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] | |||
: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. | |||
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. | ||