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Photography, documentary images, archival photographs, and editions.

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Bangladesh · National

Bangladesh National Museum

The Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka holds archaeology, history, ethnography and fine art, with galleries devoted to Islamic art, ancient sculpture and contemporary painting. It is the country's largest museum.

PaidSculptureOfficial
bangladeshmuseum.gov.bdBengali / English

Eritrea · National

National Museum of Eritrea

An official Ministry of Information feature on the National Museum of Eritrea in Asmara, describing its archaeological, historical, and ethnographic collections, conservation work, and role in national heritage.

FreeSculptureOfficial
shabait.comEnglish / Tigrinya / Arabic

Guinea · National

National Museum of Guinea

The Guinean Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Crafts provides information on the National Museum of Guinea, covering its ethnographic, archaeological and art collections, renovation progress and visitor guidance.

FreeSculptureOfficial
mcta.gov.gnFrench / English

Libya · National

Red Castle Museum

The Red Castle Museum in Tripoli presents Libya's history, archaeology, and Islamic art collections, with exhibition, gallery, and visitor information on its official site for travellers.

FreeSculptureOfficial
redcastle.lyArabic / English

Malawi · National

Museums of Malawi

The Malawi tourism board's museums page, covering the Museum of Malawi in Blantyre and the Lake Malawi Museum in Mangochi, with collections and visiting details.

FreeSculptureOfficial
visitmalawi.mwEnglish

Niger · National

Boubou Hama National Museum

The NigerHeritage project profiles the Boubou Hama National Museum in Niamey, covering its ethnographic, archaeological and craft collections, architecture and visiting context.

FreeSculptureOfficial
nigerheritage.orgFrench / English

Seychelles · National

Seychelles National Museums

Seychelles' national museum service in Victoria, running the National Museum of History and the Natural History Museum, with exhibitions, education, and visiting information for tourists and residents.

FreeCraft & TextileOfficial
seychellesnationalmuseums.orgEnglish / French

Sierra Leone · National

Sierra Leone National Railway Museum

A railway museum in Freetown's Cline Town preserving locomotives, carriages, timetables, and historical photographs that trace the rise and fall of Sierra Leone's railway. The collection is displayed in the old railway workshops.

FreePhotographyOfficial
sierraleonerailwaymuseum.orgEnglish

Antigua and Barbuda · National

Nelson's Dockyard Museum

Nelson's Dockyard Museum in English Harbour, Antigua, presents the naval dockyard's history, architecture, and Caribbean maritime heritage, with visitor information, site details, and opening hours online.

FreeArchitectureOfficial
nelsonsdockyard.orgEnglish

Dominican Republic · National

Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo collects Dominican painting, sculpture, and photography from the twentieth century onward, with exhibition listings and education programs.

FreePaintingOfficial
museodeartemoderno.comSpanish

Grenada · National

Grenada National Trust

The Grenada National Trust protects historic buildings and heritage sites, with information on museums, forts, tours, volunteer programs, education resources, and site details online. Useful for visitors.

FreeArchitectureOfficial
grenadanationaltrust.orgEnglish

Jamaica · National

Institute of Jamaica

The Institute of Jamaica coordinates national museums, libraries, and heritage bodies across the island, publishing exhibition, research, education information, collection access, and visitor information. Useful for researchers.

FreePaintingOfficial
instituteofjamaica.org.jmEnglish

Panama · National

Panama Canal Museum

The Panama Canal Museum in Panama City uses photographs, maps, and objects to tell the canal's history, with exhibitions and education programs for visitors and researchers.

FreePhotographyOfficial
museodelcanal.comSpanish / English

Suriname · National

Surinaams Museum

Paramaribo's national cultural-history museum at Fort Zeelandia, holding art, furniture and photographs from Suriname's communities, with collection notes, education resources and a library catalogue online.

PaidCraft & TextileOfficial
surinaamsmuseum.netDutch / English

Marshall Islands · National

Alele Museum & Public Library

Alele Museum in Majuro, also the national archive and public library, holds Marshallese weaving, navigation, and oral tradition materials, and runs a small shop and membership programme.

FreeCraft & TextileMultilingual
alele.orgEnglish / MH

Nauru · National

Naoero Museum

The Government of Nauru page for Naoero Museum, opened in 2019, covers traditional craft, historical photographs, and island artefacts; entry is free on weekday afternoons.

FreeCraft & TextileOfficial
nauru.gov.nrEnglish / NA

Palau · National

Etpison Museum

Etpison Museum in Koror displays Palauan and Micronesian artefacts, shell money, storyboards, and historical photographs, with displays on traditional culture and twentieth-century history. It is privately run.

PaidCraft & TextileEnglish
etpisonmuseum.orgEnglish

Tonga · National

Tonga National Museum

Tonga National Museum in Nuku'alofa shows stone anchors, wooden headrests, carvings, and barkcloth, along with work by contemporary Tongan artists; it reopened in its current form in 2020.

PaidCraft & TextileMultilingual
tongatourism.travelEnglish / Tongan

Vanuatu · National

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

The Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila houses the national museum and archives, with island carvings, masks, textiles, and field recordings, and supports island-based cultural workers.

PaidCraft & TextileOfficial
vanuatuculturalcentre.vuEnglish / French / Bislama

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