Map Room launched at National Museum

A section of the mural showcasing the Columbus Era at the Cartographic Museum.

Students, history lovers and Guyanese on the whole will now be able to experience fragments of the Columbus era, as well as gain some insightful knowledge on Guyana’s heritage at the Map Room situated at the Guyana National Museum.

The new addition to the Museum is the brainchild of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and was launched yesterday in observance of International Museum Day.

Speaking at the launch were Elford Liverpool, Administrator of the National Museum; Damian Fernandes of the Environmental Protection Agency; Ben ter Welle, President of the Guyana Heritage Society; a representative of the