Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust

The Falkland Islands Museum is a history museum in Stanley housing collections on maritime heritage, natural history, and the 1982 conflict spread across several gallery spaces. The exhibits include over 5000 artifacts documenting the islands' development and past.

The collection began in the early 1900s through Mrs. Allardyce and survived the 1944 Town Hall fire before reopening as a museum in 1989. This long timeline shows how much preserving these memories has mattered to the island community.

The museum displays everyday objects and craft techniques that shaped how island residents lived and worked across generations. Visitors can see the traditions of sheep farming and fishing that remain central to local life today.

The museum is open on weekdays in the morning and early afternoon, with weekend hours starting at midday, extending during cruise ship visits. Plan time to explore multiple gallery spaces since the exhibits are spread across several rooms.

The museum contains an interactive room featuring personal accounts from islanders during the 1982 conflict alongside a complete national stamp collection dating from 1878. These two collections offer unusual windows into island history through both personal narrative and postal heritage.

Location: Falkland Islands

Inception: 1989

Official opening: 1989

Phone: +50027428

Website: http://falklands-museum.com

GPS coordinates: -51.69088,-57.86516

Latest update: December 14, 2025 09:40