View a clip from our newest film, A Stroll Through St. George’s II, shown daily at the World Heritage Centre. It’s also available for purchase. Stop by and pick up a copy!
New Permanent Exhibit
Shipwrecked!…with Patience, Delivered!
Have you ever wondered how the Sea Venture survivors were able to construct two rescue vessels? Visit our new exhibit featuring the Sea Venture, Deliverance and Patience models produced by the American Marine Model Gallery. The World Heritage Centre is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Deliverance Re-Opens
After several weeks of structural renovation, the Deliverance replica on Ordnance Island is once again open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 am until 4 pm. Bring the children for a summer outing or plan a day in St. George’s and visit our other attractions at the World Heritage Centre and Second Hand Rose Charity Shoppe.
New Special Exhibit
The portrait of Anne Willing Bingham graced the first US coinage from 1796 to 1807.
She died in St. George’s in 1801 and is buried in St. Peter’s Church graveyard (her marble gravestone is remarkable and worth seeing!) The complete coin collection is on display at the World Heritage Centre until June 2011.Admission: $5.00 adults, $2.00 children
Students discover St. George’s is full of eastern promise!
Mid Ocean News, August 7, 2008
A TEAM of students spent last week discovering how art can bring history to life courtesy of a workshop organised by Masterworks and the St. George’s Foundation. As part of the programme, kids travelled to various locations in St. George’s to gain a better appreciation of “the stories behind the pictures and the history that makes the picture live”. Organisers hailed the scheme a success, explaining that it exposed children between the ages of eight and 12 to the significant role art plays in historical and cultural events on the island. “It is a pleasure for Masterworks to partner with another organisation such as the St. George’s Foundation that also strives to provide innovative educational programmes for the community,” said Masterworks’ education coordinator Carrie Zenti. “This four-day workshop is a unique opportunity to investigate a few select works of art from the Bermuda-inspired collection – in a greater historical context provided by Mrs. Burchall – that are particular to St. George’s, dating back to 1821. Students are able to walk the same steps that select artists did, such as Bermuda’s own Catherine Tucker on Water Street in 1934, and then spend time capturing their own original impressions of the same location in their sketchbooks.”