Fiji Museum, Museum in Thurston Gardens, Suva, Fiji.
The Fiji Museum is a museum in the Thurston Gardens in Suva that houses objects related to the islands' history and culture. The collections are organized in two wings and display ships, textiles, and personal items from different periods.
The museum was founded in 1904 from a private collection and went through several relocations before receiving its current location in the gardens in 1954. These moves reflected the growing importance of preserving Fijian cultural treasures.
The museum displays objects from daily life and traditional craftsmanship that reflect the richness of Fijian cultures. Visitors can see how these items and art forms continue to shape the identity of island communities today.
The site is easy to reach and the gardens themselves offer pathways between buildings that are accessible to people with limited mobility. Plan for about two to three hours to explore the collections without rushing.
The museum preserves a large traditional double-hulled canoe and the original rudder from the HMS Bounty, which arrived here after the famous mutiny. These two artifacts tell stories of seafaring and cultural contact that visitors will not encounter elsewhere.
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