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| Established | 2002 |
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| Location | Belize City, Belize |
| Type | History museum |
The Museum of Belize is an art and history museum in Belize City, Belize.
History
Built between 1854 and 1857 [1] as a Her Majesty’s Prison while the area was still a British colony, it was a replacement for a wooden prison nearby. It was the Belize City Prison until 1993, when prisoners were then transferred to the Hattieville Prison [2]
In 2002, it was restored and renovated into a national museum.
Exhibitions
It features exhibits on slavery in Belize including a timeline, information about slave revolts and communities of escaped slaves ( maroons), Maya artifacts and explores some 3,000 years of Maya history, the prison's history, colonial life, natural history, visual arts, and cultural exhibits of the many ethnic groups of the nation. [3]
References
- ^ "Inside Her Majesty's Prison with Bernard Adolphus". Amandala Newspaper. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "Museum of Belize celebrates 9th Anniversary". Channel 5 Belize. 3 Feb 2011. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Wu, Angela. "The Museum of Belize". Belizing.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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Location within Belize | |
| Established | 2002 |
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| Location | Belize City, Belize |
| Type | History museum |
The Museum of Belize is an art and history museum in Belize City, Belize.
History
Built between 1854 and 1857 [1] as a Her Majesty’s Prison while the area was still a British colony, it was a replacement for a wooden prison nearby. It was the Belize City Prison until 1993, when prisoners were then transferred to the Hattieville Prison [2]
In 2002, it was restored and renovated into a national museum.
Exhibitions
It features exhibits on slavery in Belize including a timeline, information about slave revolts and communities of escaped slaves ( maroons), Maya artifacts and explores some 3,000 years of Maya history, the prison's history, colonial life, natural history, visual arts, and cultural exhibits of the many ethnic groups of the nation. [3]
References
- ^ "Inside Her Majesty's Prison with Bernard Adolphus". Amandala Newspaper. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "Museum of Belize celebrates 9th Anniversary". Channel 5 Belize. 3 Feb 2011. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Wu, Angela. "The Museum of Belize". Belizing.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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| This article related to a museum in Belize is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |