April 5, 2017

Port of Spain, Trinidad: The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago; things to do

The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago  

117 Frederick St., Port of Spain, (868) 623-5941.  Tu-Sat 10am-6pm.  Free. 

Though the exterior of its 1887 Dutch-gabled German-Renaissance-style building is modest, this museum holds interesting collections.  The first floor of The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago features special exhibitions and natural history exhibits (you can see the magnificent blue Emperor butterfly here).  Upstairs, the national art collection displays work by leading local artists, including paintings by Trinidad’s first major artist, Michel-Jean Cazabon (1813-88).

exterior of The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad
exterior of The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago
in Port of Spain, Trinidad


special exhibit at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad
special exhibit at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago
in Port of Spain, Trinidad


cocoa industry display at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad
cocoa industry display at The National Museum & Art Gallery
of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad


Emperor Butterfly display at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Emperor Butterfly display at The National Museum & Art Gallery
of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad


art gallery at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad
art gallery at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago
in Port of Spain, Trinidad


art gallery display at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad
art gallery display at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago
in Port of Spain, Trinidad


art piece in gallery at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain, Trinidad
art piece in gallery at The National Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago
in Port of Spain, Trinidad




images ©2017 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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