The Turks and Caicos National Museum officially opened its doors on November 23rd, 1991, embarking on the challenging journey of collecting historical materials related to the Islands and their inhabitants. Since then, the museum has become home to remarkable artifacts and educational resources, including the Molasses Reef Shipwreck, the oldest shipwreck ever excavated in the Western Hemisphere. Smaller exhibits showcase life and history in the Islands, such as the intact Taino Indian canoe paddle discovered in North Creek. This paddle, preserved in peat, dates back to approximately 1100 AD and is only the second pre-Columbian paddle ever found. The first, located in the Bahamas early in the century, was originally housed at the Heye Museum in New York, which has since merged with the Smithsonian.

As the Museum is a not for profit organization and is run as an independent company with a Board of Directors, Wymara Resort + Villas proudly supports it and other projects striving to preserve Turks and Caicos heritage and legacies.

To read more about the museum click here. You can help support the Museum with donations and annual support directly to the Museum by clicking: https://www.tcmuseum.org/donate/

(photos are courtesy of The Turks and Caicos Museum)