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Art
Art
ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
Our ethnic diversity, Amerindian
heritage, and the country’s exceptional
physical beauty have influenced many
great painters of Guyanese descent.
Ron Savory, Philip Moore, Stanley
Greaves, ER Burrowes, Aubrey Williams
and Hubert Moshett are among them.
Merlene Ellis, George Simon, Wilson,
Philip Gajadar, Bernadette Persaud
are among some of our present day
artists. The Castellani House always
has an exhibition on and sometimes
two running concurrently. It is a well
recommended visit for art lovers and
it houses the national collection. Don’t
miss the third floor exhibit a complete
portrayal of Amerindian life done in
balata.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
GUYANA - MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY
Company Path,
Georgetown
Tel: (592) 225-7191
*oldest Museum in Guyana, dates back
to 1844 when the Royal Agricultural
and Commercial Society was formally
established. The present building was
erected between 1867-8.
Among its exhibits are the stamp press
that manufactured the world’s most
valuable stamp- the black magenta,
several interesting Dutch and Scottish
bottles and watercolour prints of Lt.
Thomas St. Clair’s visit to Guyana.
The second floor exhibits the natural
history of Guyana with an exquisite
collection of mounted specimens of
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