The Bahamas Museum of Junkanoo

The Bahamas Museum of Junkanoo is as vibrant, exciting, participatory and creative a destination as the Junkanoo parade itself! Visitors are invited to explore the more than 300-year journey of a festival that started in West Africa and found a new home here in The Bahamas. A festival that has evolved from a private defiance of the dehumanizing effects of slavery to a universal expression of community, exhilaration, and renewal.

In this new self-guided Museum, Junkanoo is given the spotlight it deserves. Aimed at everybody from lifelong Junkanooers and parade sponsors to tourists, the Museum is a source of education for those who don’t know and a source of pride for those who do.