Museum of Belize
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The Museum of Belize is an art and history museum in Belize City, Belize.
History[]
Built between 1854 and 1857[1] as a Her Majesty’s Prison while the area was still a British colony, it was a replacement for a wooden prison nearby. It was the Belize City Prison until 1993, when prisoners were then transferred to the Hattieville Prison[2]
In 2002, it was restored and renovated into a national museum.
Exhibitions[]
It features exhibits of Maya artifacts and explores some 3,000 years of Maya history, the prison's history, colonial life, and cultural exhibits of the many ethnic groups of the nation.
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- Museums in Belize
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