The museum is housed in one of Grand Turk’s most impressive colonial buildings, Guinep House. Constructed over 200 years ago using the salvaged timber of shipwrecks, it demonstrates classic colonial architectural style with a whitewashed frontage and bright red roof. The museum includes collections of objects crafted by the island’s earliest inhabitants, the Lucayans, plus later artifacts that relate to its salt industry and maritime links.
See the poignant message-in-a-bottle collection, plus items believed to have been recovered from Christopher Columbus’ ship, La Pinta, as well as the museum’s showpiece—the Molasses Reef Wreck— the oldest shipwreck ever excavated in the Americas. The museum makes an ideal stop on when visiting as part of an island tour or day trip to Cockburn Town.