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| Hours | Mon-Thurs and Sat 9am-4:30pm; Fri 9:30am-4pm | ||
| Location | In Thurston Gardens, Ratu Cakobau Rd. off Victoria Parade | ||
| Phone | 331 5944 | ||
| Web site | www.fijimuseum.org.fj | ||
| Prices | Admission F$7 (US$4.50/£2.30) adults, F$5 (US$3.20/£1.70) students with IDs. Guided tours by donation | ||
Frommer's Review
You'll see a marvelous collection of war clubs, cannibal forks, tanoa bowls, shell jewelry, and other relics in this excellent museum. Although some artifacts were damaged by Suva's humidity while they were hidden away during World War II, much remains. Later additions include the rudder and other relics of HMS Bounty, burned and sunk at Pitcairn Island by Fletcher Christian and the other mutineers in 1789 but recovered in the 1950s by the famed National Geographic photographer Luis Marden. Don't miss the masi (bark) cloth and Indian art exhibits in the air-conditioned upstairs galleries. The gift shop is worth a browse.
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