Sint Maarten Museum, Historical museum in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.
The museum occupies a nineteenth-century plantation house featuring exhibits about indigenous tribes, colonial heritage, maritime activities, and natural phenomena of Sint Maarten.
The museum presents artifacts from the HMS Proselyte wreck of 1801, along with Arawak pottery shards dating back to 500 BC and plantation-era tools.
The collection includes displays about the salt industry, slavery period, indigenous Arawak culture, and European colonization that shaped Sint Maarten's identity.
Located at 7 Front Street, the museum welcomes visitors Monday through Friday between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, with free entry and optional donations.
The museum documents the effects of Hurricane Luis from 1995 through photographs and objects, creating a record of this natural disaster.
Location: Philipsburg
Address: 7 Voorstraat, Voorstraat, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Philipsburg
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-16:00
Phone: +17215424917
Website: http://sintmaartenmuseum.org
GPS coordinates: 18.02162,-63.04214
Latest update: June 12, 2025 09:42
The island of Saint-Martin features white sand beaches, islands like Pinel and Tintamarre, historical sites such as Fort Louis and Fort Amsterdam. The territory has land and marine nature reserves, museums on local history, traditional markets, and fishing villages. Visitors can discover pre-Colombian archaeological sites, observe the Moho petroglyphs, and hike the trails of Pic Paradis at 424 meters above sea level.
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