List of museums in Suriname
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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
Brokopondo
- Berg en Dal with a museum en info center on the plantation
Commewijne
- 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]
Coronie
- Mangrove Education Center - Education Center dedicated to mangroves, located in the former fire station in Totness, Coronie.[15]
Marowijne
- Contemporary Art Museum Moengo/Marowijne Art Park - Located in Moengo, Marowijne.[16]
- 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 River[17]
- Diitabiki Museum Fositen Gudu, local museum for the Aucane tribe of the Maroon culture, located Diitabiki at the Tapanahony River
