Organization:Musee de Guahaba
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Short description: Archaeology museum in Limbé, Haiti
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| Location | Limbé, Haiti |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 19°41′56″N 72°24′21″W / 19.69889°N 72.40583°W |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Founder | Hodges family |
The Museum of Guahaba is an Archaeology museum in Limbé, Haiti. Guahaba is the indian name for Limbé. It was created by Dr. Williams Hodge as a small private museum in 1983.[1] Hodges was a Medical doctor and amateur archaeologist. Along with the University of Florida, expeditions were made around the Limbé Arrondissement in the 1970s and 1980s.
Exhibits
The museum contains pre-Columbian archaeological artifacts of the Arawak/Taino Amerindians.[2][3]
According to Haiti Libre news:
- "This space houses mostly pieces from Puerto Real, one of the first 15 Spanish cities in the New World, built in 1503."[4][5]
See also
- Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien
- National Museum of Haiti
- List of museums in Haiti
References
- ↑ https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/3/41/pdf?version=1594457335
- ↑ "Musée de Guahaba" (in en-GB). https://globalmuseumguide.com/museums/haiti/departement-du-nord/commune-limbe/musee-de-guahaba/.
- ↑ "Taíno Archaeology" (in en-US). https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/research/haiti/en-bas-saline/taino-archaeology/.
- ↑ "Haïti - Patrimoine : Vers un Centre d'Interprétation de Puerto Real ? - HaitiLibre.com : Toutes les nouvelles d’Haiti 7/7". https://www.haitilibre.com/article-15353-haiti-patrimoine-vers-un-centre-d-interpretation-de-puerto-real.html.
- ↑ Invité, Auteur (2020-06-29). "Le Musée de Guahaba du Limbé : un patrimoine historique et culturel jeté aux oubliettes." (in fr-FR). https://lefirmin.com/2020/06/29/le-musee-de-guahaba-du-limbe-un-patrimoine-historique-et-culturel-jete-aux-oubliettes/.
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