Landmark· Carriacou· Windward Islands
Carriacou Museum (Hillsborough)
12° 29.0′ N · 61° 27.5′ W
A small museum on Paterson Street, housed in a restored cotton ginnery, with the island's Amerindian finds, French and British colonial relics, an African heritage room with a Big Drum, and an upstairs gallery of naive paintings by Canute Caliste.
Practical
Coordinate is the OpenStreetMap node. Founded in 1976 and run by the Carriacou Historical Society; phone +1 473 443 8288 (Pure Grenada). Opening hours and admission were not given in the sources used; phone ahead, especially since Beryl. A short walk from the Hillsborough jetty. New Amerindian artefacts still wash out of the eroding windward coast at Sabazan (Caribbean Beat).
Best for
A rainy-hour visit while provisioning in town
Nearby
- Ade's Dream Supermarket (Hillsborough)Right here
- Carriacou CarnivalRight here
- Carriacou Maroon and String Band Music FestivalRight here
- Carriacou Parang FestivalRight here
- Carriacou Regatta FestivalRight here
- Carriacou Taxis, Buses and Car HireRight here
- Carriacou Tourism Office (Hillsborough)Right here
- Hillsborough Banks and ATMsRight here