Alele Museum
The national museum of the Marshall Islands, displaying traditional navigation charts called “stick charts,” canoe models, and historical photos of colonial rule and nuclear testing.
The Alele Museum, together with a public library, is located in the capital’s DUD district and is the best place to learn about Marshallese culture. Exhibits include traditional navigation charts called “stick charts,” made from coconut palm midribs and shells, which ancient navigators used to memorize wave patterns and the positions of islands. Other displays include canoe models, weaving crafts, 19th-century photographs from the German colonial period, and materials related to US nuclear testing. The museum is small, and about an hour is enough to see it. Admission is low or by donation. It is usually closed on weekends, so check opening hours before setting out.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri, approx. 09:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Cathedral of the Assumption
- Delap-Uliga-Djarrit
- Majuro Bridge
- Eneko Island
- Majuro Peace Park
- Arno Atoll
- Laura Beach