Museum of Saint Helena
The Museum of Saint Helena is a museum on the island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean. It has an extensive collection covering the maritime, military and social history of the island over two floors.Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: a museum in Jamestown, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Also known as: “Museum of St Helena”
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Castle and Saint James’ Church, Jamestown.
The Castle
Government office
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle is the main government building of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in Jamestown on the island of Saint Helena. The Castle is situated 360 feet northeast of Museum of Saint Helena.
Saint James’ Church, Jamestown
Church
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint James' Church is an Anglican church on the island of Saint Helena and is part of the Diocese of St Helena. It is situated in the capital Jamestown and is the oldest Anglican Church in the southern hemisphere; the present building was put up in 1774.
High Knoll Fort
Castle
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
High Knoll Fort is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on Saint Helena, an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. High Knoll Fort is situated 1¼ miles south of Museum of Saint Helena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Half Tree Hollow.
Jamestown
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Half Tree Hollow
Village
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Half Tree Hollow is the smallest by area of the eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Longwood
Village
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Longwood is a settlement and district of the British island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Longwood is situated 2½ miles southeast of Museum of Saint Helena.
Museum of Saint Helena
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-15.92502° or 15° 55′ 30″ southLongitude
-5.71861° or 5° 43′ 7″ westInception
2002Levels
2Open location code
5CPP37FJ+XHOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q6941011
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Museum of Saint Helena” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖赫勒拿博物館”
- French: “le Musée de Sainte-Hélène”
- French: “Le Musée de Sainte-Hélène”
- German: “St Helena Museum”
- German: “St.-Helena-Museum”
- Italian: “Museo di Sant’Elena”
- Japanese: “セントヘレナ博物館”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Santa Helena”
- Russian: “Музей Святой Елены”
- Spanish: “Museo de Santa Elena”
- Western Frisian: “Museum fan Sint-Helena”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Police Offices and New Horizons.
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