Bermudian Heritage Museum
| Bermudian Heritage Museum | |
| Bermuda | |
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| History | |
| Address: | York Street and Water Street |
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| Owned by: | Bermuda National Trust |
The Bermudian Heritage Museum stands at the corner of York and Water Streets in St George's in Bermuda.
The museum shows the history of the black people of Bermuda and local black history. It began on 8 March 1998.
There are two floors. Of interest are collections of old photographs and sculptures. Notable in the Eagle Room is "Minna, the slave girl" crafted in Bermuda cedar by local artisan Hubert (Cookie) Spence. She was mentioned in the book "Chained on a Rock" by the late author, librarian and historian Cyril Outerbridge Packwood, one of the museum's founding members. Of outstanding interest are the beautiful and intricate Bermuda Cedar animals carved by Bermudian David Ifor Nisbett, a retired master craftsman and former superintendent and once manager of one of Bermuda's largest wood-working facilities.