Information Officer II
Department of Information and Public Relations (GIS)
Telephone: 468-2742
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Photo and Caption
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Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
Department of Culture
Release Date:
Monday, 22 May 2023 - 3:52pm
The biodiversity in the Old Government House Museum Gardens is being featured this week as the Virgin Islands observes International Museum Day. Member of the Museum's Board Ms. Ermin Penn said that a native plant garden is being developed at the Museum's garden, which includes Virgin Islands' traditional medicinal plants. There is also a temporary display, which features aspects of the biodiversity in the Virgin Islands. The Department of Culture has invited the public to view specific exhibitions, museums and institutions between May 19 and 26 in support of International Museum Day being observed this year under the theme, "Museums, Sustainability and Well-being.