Fiji Museum

Broaden your knowledge on Fiji’s history by visiting our Museum and exert yourself in the stories of our Ancestors, and their tribal lives. There is much to learn about the culture and traditions of the Fijian people.

It also has the finest collection of Fijian relics in the world. The Museum was founded in 1904, in the old town hall, but is now situated inside the famous Thurston Gardens. Tourists don’t mind travelling all the way through the Thurston Garden if they have to, to get to the Museum because of the beautiful and interesting plants and flowers blossomed in this part of the city in this wonderful landscape. Experience a sense of calm and savor the scent of the flowering wonders and salty after taste of the sea.

The Museum is also a research and educational institution, encouraging school field trips. It is open weekdays from 8.30 AM -4.30 PM, Saturday from 9 AM – 4.30 PM and closed on Sunday. There is a small admission charge. You can also have a look at the art exhibitions if you happen to be in the city then. That is something which should not be missed.

The museum is divided into halls, the most historic items being placed further in. There are a lot of exhibits which have local history and wildlife from all around the Fiji islands. The first hall of the museum displays traditional Fijian double hulled canoes which are considered the most sea worthy of all voyaging canoes in Oceania.

Another amazing item on exhibition at the museum is the last remaining piece of the ‘Bounty’. There were several pieces attached to the rudder which it is a part of, but souvenir hunters scavenged the remains while it was stored at the Post-office on Pitcairn Island, waiting to be transported to Fiji. You can get these facts and more at the Museum regarding the related artifact and marvel at the in-depth history which every item on display has experienced.