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Artreptiles, birds and mammals, togetherwith specimens of the country’sgeomorphology.THE WALTER ROTH MUSEUM OFANTHROPOLOGYMain Street,GeorgetownTel: (592) 225-8486This building houses an ethnographiccollection of Guyana’s indigenouspeoples and excavated artifacts fromall ten administrative regions.THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY,CASTELLANI HOUSEVlissengen Road and HomestretchAvenue,Georgetown.Tel: (592) 225-0579, 225-6638Fax: (592) 225-5078Official residence of former President,Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, itwas converted to an art gallery in 1993and renamed ‘Castellani House’ afterits Maltesian architect.Castellani House exhibits the NationalCollection of over 700 works of art,acquired since the 1940’s. Guyana’sbest artists have established a strongpainting and sculpting tradition thatgives this collection a distinctiveness,setting it apart from others in theCaribbean, reflecting the country’sunique culture, history and geography.The third floor displays an Amerindianvillage made from balata gum.Works range from realism to abstractart and variations of these elements.Paintings explore themes of ethnic andfolk, cultural and religious practices, ofAfrican village life, Hindu and Muslimbeliefs or Amerindian myths, or depictcity and rural scenes, and landscapesof Guyana’s spectacular interior.Recent sculpture has been impressive,producing memorable and uniqueforms.Entrance to all gallery events is free.THE LINDEN INDUSTRIAL HERITAGEMUSEUMMackenzie Recreation HallLindenTel: (592) 652-6012/662-3576/444-6374*Displays a chronological history ofMackenzie, Wismar and Christianburg,a carved wooden depiction of thebauxite mining process from pit toport, paintings and a large mural ofLinden.“If I could say it in words therewould be no reason to paint.”42
ArtGUYANA POST OFFICERobb & Savage StreetsGeorgetownTel: (592) 225-9002*Philatelic collectionBANK OF GUYANAChurch and Avenue of the RepublicGeorgetownTel: (592) 226-3261*History of currencyTHE GUYANA HERITAGE MUSEUMKastev, Meten-meer-zorg,West Coast DemeraraTel: (592) 275-0331*This building houses exhibitsrepresentative of Guyana’s historye.g. Irons, ice shavers, enamel lunchcarriers, 3-legged iron pots, 18th/19thcentury maps, coins, stamps etcTHE CHEDDI JAGAN RESEARCHCENTRE (RED HOUSE)65 High Street,Kingston,GeorgetownTel: (592) 223-7523-4*Former residence of Dr. & Mrs.Jagan from 1961-64 during his timeas Premier of Guyana. The Centrehouses documents and photographsillustrating Dr. Jagan’s political career,memorabilia and gifts and otherinteresting items presented to him asPresident.PRESIDENT DESMOND HOYTERESEARCH CENTRENorth Road (between Albert and Light Sts.)LacytownROY GEDDES STEELPAN MUSEUM190 Roxanne Burnham GardensGreater GeorgetownTel: (592) 226-9844*experience the history of the steelpans, dating back to the 1940’s,from a legend, Roy Geddes, throughphotographs, recorded and writtenmusic. You may order lunch and enjoyhis pan playing while on your visit.THE MUSEUM OF AFRICANHERITAGEBarima Avenue,Bel Air Park,Georgetown.Tel: (592) 226-5519*collection includes African Art,mostly West Indian, from woodenmasks to the carved door of secretsocieties, brass weights used formeasuring gold dust, drums, musical43
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