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Caribbean Curiosities: Monster from the Shallows

They may not look scary—especially the inch-long juveniles in the aquarium at Amuseum Naturalis—but tilapia have a host of characteristics that make them fearsome invaders on an island like St. Martin. Tilapia are a group of fish from the warm parts of Africa and the Middle East. They are diverse, with about 100 species, and …

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Featured Friend: Roland Richardson Gallery Museum

Meet the Friends of the Amuseum, companies and individuals who have donated to help us upgrade and relaunch our free natural history museum, Amuseum Naturalis. Sir Roland Richardson is internationally renowned, and has been called “Father of Caribbean Impressionism.” He paints en plein air, working in the field, always from a living subject. In addition …

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Featured Friend: Lagoonies Bistro and Bar

Meet the Friends of the Amuseum, companies and individuals who have donated to help us upgrade and relaunch our free natural history museum, Amuseum Naturalis. Enjoy crazy good food, drinks, live music and more on the lagoon in Cole Bay at Lagoonies Bistro and Bar. Lagoonies are also long-time supporters of Amuseum Naturalis and Les …

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Featured Friend: Michelle Yokoyama

Meet the Friends of the Amuseum, companies and individuals who have donated to help us upgrade and relaunch our free natural history museum, Amuseum Naturalis. You don’t have to be a business to support Amuseum Naturalis. Michelle Yokoyama spread some holiday cheer to the museum and all those who will get to enjoy it this …

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Walk Through

Hungry and Hippo lead a walk through the updated Amuseum in this video, check it out! And don’t forget to make your way to Amuseum Naturalis on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-8pm for our holiday preview nights.

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Amuseum Naturalis Returns with Holiday Preview Nights

St. Martin’s only natural history museum is back and better than ever. Amuseum Naturalis is jumpstarting its 2017 season with holiday preview nights every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 4-8pm starting Tuesday, December 20th. As always, the museum is completely free and open to guests of all ages. The Les Fruits de Mer association has …

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A Peek Inside the Amuseum

The first stage of our Amuseum Naturalis refresh is finished, with eight exhibits telling eight stories about nature on St. Martin. We also have the theater up and running with locally-produced short documentaries about wildlife and some behind the scenes videos about how we put it all together. You can check out these photos, but …

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Bird Watch SXM: Eight Years of Counting

Science: it’s even better when everyone can join in. The Caribbean Waterbird Census is a regional effort to learn more about a wide variety of waterbirds, and you could take part in it in a few weeks:

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Featured Friend: Calmos Cafe

Meet the Friends of the Amuseum, companies and individuals who have donated to help us upgrade and relaunch our free natural history museum, Amuseum Naturalis. Right on the beach in Grand Case, St. Martin, Calmos Cafe is a restaurant and bar serving great food in a friendly, casual atmosphere seven days a week. Calmos Cafe …

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Featured Friend: L’Escapade

Meet the Friends of the Amuseum, companies and individuals who have donated to help us upgrade and relaunch our free natural history museum, Amuseum Naturalis. Romantic seaside dining at a Grand Case institution, L’Escapade has been one of the town’s favorite restaurants for years. Jerry and his team deliver fantastic food, great wine and warm …

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