The best museums South Caribbean

Here, you'll find Martinique's largest tree nursery, as well as boutiques (arts and crafts, ready-to-wear, bookshop, florist, coffee roaster), services (car rental, real estate expert, communications agency, drone pilot school, orthoptist, osteopath, masseuse, hair clinic), leisure activities (escape game, gym, leisure center with wakepark, hydroclimb, trampoline) and food and beverage outlets (local culinary restaurant, home-made burgers, oenology center, chocolatier, etc.)).

Built on the ruins of an old distillery, part of an archeological site on the beach, this beautiful museum exposes the living history of a community, from prehistoric times to the present day, through various collections: terracotta, costumes, instruments, a rehabilitated distillery, and the presentation of a Creole interior from the 1950s. A dive into collective memory, in a beautiful natural setting. A must-see!

This simple museographic space traces the history of the city of Le Diamant through the collection (built between 1958 and 1998) of a former priest, Bernard David, who bequeathed his collection of pre-Columbian archaeological objects and his documentary holdings to the municipality after spending thirty years of his life in Le Diamant. An interesting visit for art and history lovers. Very friendly reception. A small museum which has its charm.

It is from a passion pursued since childhood and from many years of collecting that was born this museum of the marine world, created by Mickael Tosato. For years, Mickael has been constantly growing his collection, which he exhibits in the family hotel l'Ecrin bleu in Le Diamant. Mickael's passion for seashells began when he was four years old and he started collecting shells, especially queen conches. A few years ago, he had to leave Martinique and thus left the reins to his brother Fabien to share this fabulous collection. It was at the beginning of 2018 that Fabien founded this unique place dedicated to the sea and its inhabitants, in the pottery village. More than 2,000 different species, including 700 from the West Indies alone, are referenced there on 250 square meters of exhibition area, in a place that emphasizes the most careful staging.

Discover a great variety of shells, starfish, sea urchins, crustaceans, but also sharks and naturalized shark jaws (mako, lemon, hammerhead…) from the Caribbean coasts, without forgetting an impressive series of blue marlin rostrum and sawfish. The shells are classified by family. A little further on, a superb fish gallery completes your visit. A nice walk to discover this world of silence. End your visit by going to the store to buy a nice souvenir among the shells, starfish and other wonders of deep waters.