Template:Infobox museum Lalla Rookh Museum is a museum about the Indo-Surinamese history and culture. It is located in the Lalla Rookh Complex in Paramaribo, Suriname.[1]
History
The museum was opened on 5 June 2016 by vice-president Ashwin Adhin[2] at the 143th anniversary of the first indentured labourers arriving in Suriname.[3] The museum has been named after Lalla Rookh, the ship used to transport the workers from British India to Suriname.[4]
Collection
Before the opening, the Indo-Suriname community was asked to provide cultural and historical significant items like photos, articles, tools, clothing for the museum.[5] The museum contains a burqi wagon (a donkey cart),[6] and a replica of a pina hut, a hut made out of Açaí palm leaves.[7] 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.[3]
Activities
The museum organises monthly activities related to the Indo-Suriname community.[8] Past themes included Suriname in World War II.[9], the effect of Bollywood on Hindu music,[10] and the strike at Mariënburg.[11]
There is a special school program for children in the 5th and 6th grade.[6]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Het geheim van Mariënburg. Suriname Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Lalla Rookh Museum vertelt geschiedenis Hindostanen. Star Nieuws. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lalla Rookh Museum: immigratieverhaal 1873 tot heden. Star Nieuws. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Lalla Rookh- Marking the Indian Arrival in Suriname. Newsgram. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Lalla Rookh Museum. Sarnami Huis. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lalla Rookh Museum. Lalla Rookh Museum. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Lalla Rookh Museum. Lalla Rookh Museum. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ lalla rookh museum. GFC Nieuws. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Lalla Rookh Museum vertoont: Mayday in the West. GFC Nieuws. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ De invloed van Bollywood op de ontwikkeling van Hindostaanse muziek. GFC Nieuws. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Filmavond over “Het geheim van Mariënburg”. GFC Nieuws. Retrieved 13 March 2021.