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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Preparations are being made in Skinner Plaza in Hagåtña for the temporary display of latte that have been returned to Guam, after being away in the Bishop Museum in Hawai’i for more than a century.
Latte Return Ceremony
Preparations are being made in Skinner Plaza in Hagåtña for the temporary display of latte that have been returned to Guam, after being away in the Bishop Museum in Hawai’i for more than a century.
In these pictures, staff from the Guam Museum, Department of CHamoru Affairs and the CHamoru Village are preparing the two complete latte and four tåsa (capstones) for display. The latte will be placed at Skinner Plaza temporarily, until the Naftan I Mañaina-ta or Shrine of Our Ancestors is completed.
In these pictures, staff from the Guam Museum, Department of CHamoru Affairs and the CHamoru Village are preparing the two complete latte and four tåsa (capstones) for display. The latte will be placed at Skinner Plaza temporarily, until the Naftan I Mañaina-ta or Shrine of Our Ancestors is completed.
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