The National Museum

The Musee du Pantheon National Haitien houses Haitian relics early costumes paintings and historic documents in a hilltop mansion. (For us the highlights of the museum were the anchor from the

The National Museum of History is near the National Palace and houses information and artifacts describing the history of Haiti from the time of the Arawak and Taino Indians to the 1940's. There are striking murals depicting the cruelty of the Spaniards to the Indians and the cruelty of French to the African slaves. There are beautiful artifacts of the kings of Haiti. There is a beautiful photograph of Port-au-Prince in the 1940's. The roof is unique in its mosaic work and "cones". Admission is about 40-60 gourdes. There is also a National Museum of Art in the downtown area.