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Museum Members’ Family Travel From Afar |

By Jackie Garbarino Museum Gift Shop and Volunteer Manager On April 8th Floyd and Candianne Williams hosted Floyd’s sister Dean and her friend Prue to a tour of The Best Little Museum in the Caribbean.  Dean and Prue traveled by land, air, sea and land again to visit from the UK.  They were very impressed 

Lots Happening in October |

By Jackie Garbarino Museum Gift Shop and Volunteer Manager The first week of October was a busy one at the museum.  On October 1st the director and assistant director of the Cultural Arts Center of Saint Louis in Missouri came to Grand Turk for the day. Linsey Daman contacted us before their planned vacation in 

Caicos Heritage House Exhibit |

August 1, 2012 – The Turks & Caicos National Museum Foundation is pleased to announce the start of its first exhibit at the new facility in the Village at Grace Bay, a historically correct recreation of a typical 1800s Caicos dwelling. Plans were recently approved by the Physical Planning Board.  Jeff Lee of JAL Consultants 

Colonial Tea Set Donated to the Museum |

November 1, 2011 – Our outgoing Chief Justice Gordon Ward and his wife Meg have donated a Royal Albert Bone China Tea Set to the Turks & Caicos National Museum.  This exquisite set belonged to his mother Ellinor Ward. The Chief Justice said the set must be at least 80 years old as he remembers 

Air T&C Lands at Museum |

October 12, 2011 – In an effort to promote the sister islands, Air T&C is offering an excursion fare from Providenciales to our nation’s capital. As part of the “Grand Turk Discovery Day Tour” package, the lucky passengers receive round trip air travel, a taxi tour of Grand Turk, a leisurely visit to the National 

Bird Week Huge Success! |

15 July 2011 – Bird week was a great success for the Turks and Caicos National Museum and their partner, the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (UKOTCF). After almost nine years in the planning stages, these Trails have become a reality due to a grant from the Carnival/TCInvest/TCIGovernment Infrastructure Fund. There is now a “Walking 

July 11-15 Declaired Bird Week! |

4 July 2011 – The Turks and Caicos National Museum, in partnership with the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (UKOTCF) is pleased to announce that the week of July 11-15 is ”Bird Week.” The Bird Walking and Driving Tours will officially open that week. These tours were made possible by a grant from the Carnival/TCInvest/TCIG/Infrastructure Fund. 

$40,000 Fondation Agenda Donation to the National Museum |

16 June 2011 – Thanks to the efforts of  M. Yves Micheli, permanent resident of Providenciales, the Turks & Caicos National Museum is pleased to announce the receipt of a $40,000 grant from  Fondation AGENA, Lichtenstein,  for the Capital Campaign in support of  a new museum campus in the Village at Grace Bay, Providenciales. The 

Family History Workshop at the Museum |

11 March 2010 – As part of her work here as the Endangered Archives Project Principal Investigator and Archivist, Melanie coordinated one of a series of workshops and seminars involving government offices and local church leaders. Mr. Tim Law from the Familysearch project in Utah, one of the largest online genealogical sites and repositories of 

The Early Birds |

13 February 2011 – Some very lucky early birds got a chance to “walk with the pros” on a trial run of the bird trail. Dr. Mike Pienkowski, the leading ornithologist for the UK Overseas Territories and his lovely wife Ann, led a small group of “birders” at 6:30AM from the Osprey Beach Hotel around