Museum of Belize

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The Museum of Belize is a national museum in Belize City that showcases the country’s cultural history, archaeology, and colonial past within a former colonial prison building.

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Museum of Belize canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf museum
national museum
buildingMaterial brick
buildingUseBefore colonial jail
prison
country Belize
focusesOn Belizean colonial past
Belizean cultural heritage
Maya archaeology
history of Belize
formerName Her Majesty’s Prison (for the building)
hasCategory Buildings and structures in Belize City
History museums in North America
Museums in Belize
Prison museums
hasCollection Belizean stamps
Maya artifacts
colonial-era artifacts
historical photographs
prison-related artifacts
hasExhibit displays on Belizean independence era
displays on everyday life in colonial Belize
displays on slavery and punishment in colonial Belize
hasExhibitionType archaeology
colonial history
cultural history
social history
hasFunction cultural preservation
education
tourism attraction
hasWebsite http://www.museumofbelize.org/
heritageDesignation historic building
inception 2002
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Belize City
Belize District
Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region

Central America
occupiesBuilding former colonial prison in Belize City
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Government of Belize
National Institute of Culture and History
partOf Belize’s national museum system
touristAttraction yes

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Belize City hasInstitution Museum of Belize