The Guyana Heritage Museum houses irons, enamel lunch carriers, ice-shavers, three-legged iron pots, 18th and 19th century maps, coins and stamps, other artifacts and an impressive collection of books by Guyanese authors awaken a sense of nostalgia.  It was obvious that the collection of these artifacts at the museum in Kastev, West Coast Demerara, was as a result of love for one's country, dedication and hard work over a number of years.

Address: North Road and Hinks Street, Georgetown
Contact: 225-7191

The Guyana National Museum opened in 1951 with collections which were housed previously in the Carneige Building.  It  has a collection of flora and fauna, precious stones found in land formation, archaeological findings, and examples of Amerindian arts and crafts. 

Address: Headquarters of Guyana Police on Eve Leary Compound, Georgetown

John Campbell Police Museum showcase uniforms, musical instruments, photographs and other police artifacts dating back to colonial times are on display.

Address: Lot 1, Coop Cresent, Linden
☎ 662-3576

Linden Museum of Socio-Cultural Heritage features the town's mining history. The museum displays artifacts and photographs from as far back as the 18th century.It also displays journals and newspapers from those days, which you can freely scroll  through.

Address: Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown
☎ 226 8486

The Museum of African Heritage was initially called "The Museum of African Art and Ethnology," which was founded in 1985.   Sixteen years later, the museum was renamed in order to open its doors to a wider audience and to address the African experience in Guyana.

Address: Vissengen Road and Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown
☎ 225-0579

The National Gallery of Art is housed in the Castellani House.  This large wooden building was designed by Cesar Castellani.  It was once the residence of the Director of Agriculture in 1888.

National Military Museum has historical artifacts such as military weapons, uniforms, and many other equipments and items used from previous troop engagements and records are on display.

Address: 190 Roxanne Burnham Grdns, So. Ruimveldt, Gerogetown
☎ 226-9844

The National Steel Pan Museum was founded by Roy Geddes, who continues to serve as curator. His love for the art form is evident from over 60 years as a "pan man."

Address: Robb and Savage Streets, Robbstown, Georgetown
☎ 225 -0211

The Philatelic Museum, a branch of the Guyana Post Office was established in 1860 and was closed in 1962 when the Post Office Training School was opened.  The building is located on Lamaha and Carmicheal Street, Cummingsburg, currently houses an Internet Cafe and Post Office operated by the Guyana Post Office Corporation.

The Rupununi Weavers Society Museum at Lethem, is associated with the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology in Georgetown.  The museum houses Amerindian artifacts and antiquities, as well as archival materials and other intellectual resources.

Address: 61 Main Street, Georgetown
☎ 225-8486

The Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology is the first museum of anthropology in the English-speaking Caribbean, founded in 1974 with the collections of Guyanese Archaeologist, Dr. Denis Williams.  The Museum’s collections also include excavated artifacts from all of the ten Administrative Regions of Guyana.