Gulisi Garifuna Museum
The Gulisi Garifuna Museum is an ethnographic museum in Belize .
background
Gulisi was a Garifuna woman who came to Belize with 13 children. A museum was set up in her memory, which shows the art, music, customs and beliefs of the Garinagu (pl. V. Garifuna). Garinagu are descendants of the African and Caribbean indigenous people from the island of St. Vincent . The first immigrants reached Belize in 1832. In 2001, UNESCO declared the language, music and dance of the Garifuna an Intangible World Heritage Site .
exhibition
The museum is located in Dangriga , Stann Creek District . It features an exhibition on the history of Garinagu immigration to Belize in relation to history and customs. There are exhibits on music, agriculture and, on certain occasions, dance events.
Individual evidence
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Coordinates: 16 ° 57 ′ 45.2 ″ N , 88 ° 13 ′ 55.5 ″ W.