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This is a list of museums in the Cayman Islands. ... Bodden Town Mission House, Grand Cayman; Cayman Islands National Museum; Old Savannah School House; See also ...
Leshikar-Denton was appointed as director of the Cayman Islands National Museum in 2011, having first been appointed to a post in the museum in 1986. She has worked on archaeological sites in countries including Mexico, Spain, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos and Turkey.
The museum is dedicated to the preservation, research and display of all aspects of Caymanian heritage. Cayman Islands National Museum Opened in 1990, the museum's beginnings can be traced to the 1930s when local resident Ira Thompson began collecting Caymanian artifacts as a hobby; in 1979, the government purchased Thompson's collection and it ...
Bucharest Natural History Museum [240] and the Museum of the Romanian Peasant [241] offer virtual tours of two of Romania's larger historical/anthropological museums. Europeana is a virtual repository of artworks, literature, cultural objects, relics, and musical recordings/writings from over 2000 European institutions.
The Cayman Turtle Centre [1] is a conservation facility and tourist attraction located in the district of West Bay in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.First established in 1968 as "Mariculture Ltd" and later called "Cayman Turtle Farm" by a group of American and British investors, the facility was initially used to breed the endangered green sea turtle for commercial purposes.
Los Angeles Maritime Museum: California: Monterey: Monterey Maritime and History Museum: Y California: Morro Bay, California: Morro Bay Maritime Museum: California: Newport Beach: Newport Harbor Maritime Museum: Y California: Oxnard: Channel Islands (Ventura County) Maritime Museum: California: Port Hueneme: US Navy SeaBee Museum: California ...
Residents of the Cayman Islands enjoy a tax-free existence; local legend has it that the reason for the absence of taxation is related directly to the Wreck of the Ten Sail. According to the legend, a member of the passenger list for the 10 vessels included a royal prince, one of the sons of Britain’s King George III. The legend further ...
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands is an art museum in George Town, in the Cayman Islands.Founded in 1996, NGCI is an arts organisation that seeks to fulfil its mission through exhibitions, artist residencies, education/outreach programmes and research projects in the Cayman Islands.