National Museum of St. Kitts
National Museum
A small museum in an old financial building from 1894, telling the history of the island's Indigenous peoples, colonization, sugar and independence.
The museum occupies a coral stone building that once housed the customs house and the treasury. Its arch faces the harbor, and it was once the 'landing point' where passengers came ashore. The exhibits cover the Kalinago Indigenous people, the British and French colonial rivalry, sugarcane plantations and slavery, and the independence movement. Admission is about 5 US dollars. The museum is small, and you can see everything in about 40 minutes.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri approx. 09:00–16:00; Saturday mornings
Nearby sights
- The Circus
- Port Zante
- Independence Square
- Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- St. George's Anglican Church
- St. Kitts Scenic Railway
- Timothy Hill Lookout
- Frigate Bay