Museums And Heritage

Museums and Heritage

The Surinaams Museum is a museum located at Abraham Crijnssenweg 1 in Fort Zeelandia, Suriname. the site where British and Dutch colonists first arrived in Suriname. Website

MAS museum was established in the Flying Fish building which stands monumentallyat the central point on the MAS premises at Cornelis Jongbawstraat 2 in Paramaribo – Suriname. Website

HET RUMHUIS: Museum in Paramaribo, Suriname, Address: Cornelis Jongbaw St, Paramaribo, Suriname. Phone: +597 473-344

Het Koto Museum: History museum in Paramaribo, Suriname, Address: 43, Prinsessestraat, Paramaribo, Suriname. Phone: +597 480-365 Website

Fort Zeelandia is a fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname, that was built in 1640 French as a wooden structure The British took the fort and called it Fort Willoughby. In 1651 a small trading post was created by the Dutch. The Dutch presence increased and strengthened. Website