Guyana National Museum
A national museum showing Guyana's natural history, indigenous peoples and colonial past, with a reconstructed giant ground sloth skeleton as a highlight.
The National Museum was founded in 1868 and is now housed on North Street. Its collections include local animal specimens, minerals, indigenous artifacts, colonial-era relics and Guyanese postage stamps, including material on the world's most valuable stamp, the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. The museum's emblem exhibit is a reconstructed model of a giant ground sloth. The displays have an old-fashioned feel but hold a great deal of information, making this a quick way to learn about the country. Entry is free and a visit takes about an hour. It is next to St. George's Cathedral and fits well into a walking tour of the city.
Opening hours
Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00, Saturday 09:00–14:00, closed Sundays
Nearby sights
- St. George's Cathedral
- Georgetown City Hall
- Promenade Gardens
- Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology
- Stabroek Market
- St. Andrew's Kirk
- Parliament Building (Public Buildings)
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Brickdam Cathedral)