Barbados – Part 9 – The Barbados Museum

I dived (yes, that is really the way it is said) almost everyday while in Barbados. Larry did not. I only took 2 days off from diving, and those are the days we did a lot of the driving and sightseeing for things that were further away from where we were staying and needed more time to explore. But I was done diving by about 1:30, then a quick shower and change, and we were off and running again. We did a lot of things after diving too. One of those activities was to visit the Barbados Museum, which ironically is located in the old military prison. We tend to visit a lot of military forts and prisons on our travels.

The museum was filled with interesting history and artifacts about Barbados history. We learned a lot and it was very informative. The only issue we had with it though, was that it was oppressively hot. It was hotter inside than it was outside, and believe me, that is saying a lot.

Life for early Barbadans.

The sea is obviously a very important part of the life for Barbadans, both then and now.

But there are so many other things that are significant to the Barbadans as well, like the wildlife and the birds.

And the lifestyles influenced by the Europeans.

We already know how important rum is to the island.

Rich mahogany is also an important product from the island. It was used to construct a lot of furniture and decorative additions.

Cricket is the national sport of Barbados.

But one of the most important aspects of life in Barbados, is the ongoing fight for their freedom.

This statue was not in the museum, but it is definitely a symbol of their fight for freedom. It was on the main highway going up north.

We signed the wall letting everyone know that we were there too.

The Barbados Museum, like everything else we experienced on the island, was well done, very interesting and very informative.