Guam Museum Updates
SummaryThe Guam Museum will be closed for walk in visits to our exhibits this week and plans to reopen next week on Tuesday, April 28
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In response to the requests of so many who follow the Guam Museum on social media, here is another image from the collection of Gustav Riemar.
In response to the requests of so many who follow the Guam Museum on social media, here is another image from the collection of Gustav Riemar.
Riemar was the paymaster aboard the SMS Hertha, a German which in 1876 traveled the Pacific visiting many Pacific Islands, including Guam and Saipan. These images are thought to be the oldest photographs taken in the Mariana Islands.
In this image a kilu’os håyu or wooden cross has been placed on the high overlooking Guam’s capital Hagåtña.
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Typhoon Sinlaku
SummaryThis weekend, Guam residents are preparing for Typhoon Sinlaku which is making its way towards the Marianas next week. Typhoon Sinlaku This weekend, Guam residents
I Gima’Tåga or the House of Tåga on the island of Tinian
SummaryA 19th century drawing of I Gima’Tåga or the House of Tåga on the island of Tinian. I Gima’Taga is the largest known latte house