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{{Short description|Museums of Suriname}}
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| name = Lalla Rookh Museum
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| map_type = Paramaribo
| coordinates = {{coord|5.81513|-55.20679|display=inline,title}}
| location = Lalla Rookhweg 54, [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]]
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| established = 5 June 2016
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| website = [http://lallarookh.org/en/ lallarookh.org]
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'''Lalla Rookh Museum''' is a museum about the [[Indo-Surinamese]] history and culture. It is located in the Lalla Rookh Complex in [[Paramaribo]], [[Suriname]].<ref name="herald">{{cite news|url=https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2018/03/12/film-het-geheim-van-marienburg-in-lalla-rookh-museum/ |title=Het geheim van Mariënburg|website=Suriname Herald|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref>

==History==
The museum was opened on 5 June 2016 by vice-president [[Ashwin Adhin]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/35722 |title=Lalla Rookh Museum vertelt geschiedenis Hindostanen|website=Star Nieuws|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref> at the 143th anniversary of the first [[Indentured servitude|indentured]] labourers arriving in Suriname.<ref name="star">{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/30402 |title=
Lalla Rookh Museum: immigratieverhaal 1873 tot heden |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref> The museum has been named after ''[[List of ships named Lalla_Rookh#Lalla_Rookh_(1873_ship)|Lalla Rookh]]'', the ship used to transport the workers from [[British India]] to Suriname.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsgram.com/lalla-rookh-marking-the-indian-arrival-in-suriname/ |title=Lalla Rookh- Marking the Indian Arrival in Suriname |author=Shubhi Mangla|website=Newsgram|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>

==Collection==
[[File:Herdenking Hindoestaanse immigratie in Suriname Weeknummer 73-26 - Open Beelden - 58313.ogv|thumb|[[Polygoon]] documentary about the arrival of the ''Lalla Rookh'' (1973)]]
Before the opening, the Indo-Suriname community was asked to provide cultural and historical significant items like photos, articles, tools, clothing for the museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sarnamihuis.nl/lalla-rookh-museum/ |title=Lalla Rookh Museum|website=Sarnami Huis|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref> The museum contains a ''burqi wagon'' (a donkey cart),<ref name="enpage">{{cite web|url=http://lallarookh.org/en/het-museum/museum/#toggle-id-3 |title=Lalla Rookh Museum|website=Lalla Rookh Museum|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> and a replica of a ''pina hut'', a [[hut]] made out of [[Açaí palm]] leaves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lallarookh.org/en/het-museum/museum/#toggle-id-3 |title=Lalla Rookh Museum|website=Lalla Rookh Museum|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref> The collection is presented as a time line starting with the recruitment, states of origin ([[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Bihar]]), arrival, transition to [[small scale agriculture]] up to the present.<ref name="star"/>

==Activities==
The museum organises monthly activities related to the Indo-Suriname community.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/?s=lalla+rookh+museum |title=lalla rookh museum |website=GFC Nieuws|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref> Past themes included Suriname in [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/lalla-rookh-museum-vertoont-mayday-in-the-west/ |title=Lalla Rookh Museum vertoont: Mayday in the West|website=GFC Nieuws|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref>, the effect of [[Bollywood]] on Hindu music,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/de-invloed-van-bollywood-op-de-ontwikkeling-van-hindostaanse-muziek/ |title=De invloed van Bollywood op de ontwikkeling van Hindostaanse muziek|website=GFC Nieuws|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref> and the strike at [[Marienburg, Suriname#Strike|Mariënburg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/filmavond-over-het-geheim-van-marienburg/ |title=Filmavond over “Het geheim van Mariënburg”|website=GFC Nieuws|access-date=13 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref>

There is a special school program for children in the 5th and 6th grade.<ref name="enpage"/>

==See also==
* [[List of museums in Suriname]]

==External links==
* [http://lallarookh.org/en/ Official site]

==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Paramaribo]]
[[Category:Indian diaspora in Suriname]]
[[Category:Museums in Suriname]]

Lalla Rookh Museum - Revision history

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