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cruisin' chick · 05-25-2007, 10:36 PM

We were in Grand Cayman back in 1994 and because it was raining, a planned excursion was cancelled. So we looked at a guide book and decided to check out a maritime museum that had interesting exhibits about pirates and other seagoing people. Does anyone know what this place was called and if it is still around?

canarymoon · 05-26-2007, 08:36 AM

You may be looking for the Cayman Mariatime Treasure Museum.
I didn't find a website for them, but here's little info I found:

The museum features dioramas on the islands' seafaring days and a robotic Blackbeard that spins yarns about the Caymans' swashbuckling past.

Here's the address:
Cayman Maritime Treasure Museum, North Church St., George Town. Boat building, turtling and pirates. $5/$3.

canarymoon · 05-26-2007, 08:43 AM

Here's something else that sounds interesting:

The Cayman Islands National Museum

From their website ( Cayman Islands National Museum ):

The Cayman Islands National Museum is dedicated to the preservation, research and dissemination of all aspects of the Caymanian heritage for present and future generations....

The Museum can trace its roots to the 1930's when Mr. Ira Thompson began collecting Caymanian artifacts . . . . Today, the Museum's collection contains over 4,000 items ranging from tiny coins to a 14 foot catboat; natural history specimens to rare documents.

and -

One of Cayman's few surviving 19th century structures, the Old Courts Building has survived countless hurricanes and nor'westers. During its one hundred and fifty years it has been used for everything from town jail and courthouse to a meeting hall for Sunday worship and civic dances. The exterior stairs gave rise to the saying, "Walking the twelve steps" meaning being taken to court! The complete story of this historic building is told in one of the Museum's exhibits.

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for shildren and seniors
Of course, there's more information on the website . . .

cruisin' chick · 05-26-2007, 07:33 PM

Wow, thanks Sheila. We thought it was a fun place to visit so I'm glad it's still around. I haven't read anything in years about it in any article or guidebook that I've read on the area.

canarymoon · 05-27-2007, 12:40 AM

You're welcome.
It's a real shame they don't have a website... at least not one that I found.
Sounds like it's something a lot of folks might be interested in, and more people sure could find out about it that way.
Oh, well.

cruisin' chick · 05-27-2007, 01:59 AM

I was thinking of this place the other day when I read about the pirates excursion Chudley had in Puerta Vallerta. With the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie coming out, it would be interesting to have a list of different Pirate attractions around the world.