Belau National Museum

The Belau National Museum (BNM) is a semi-autonomous non-profit organization. It is Micronesia's oldest museum, having been founded in 1955. The museum moved from a modest Japanese-era structure near the police station to the first floor of the former Japanese Administration Weather Bureau in 1955. In 2005, it moved to a new permanent location.

The Belau National Museum (BNM) is a vibrant organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of national heritage, as well as the exhibition of natural, cultural, social, and historical assets and the development of arts at all levels. The Belau National Museum is a learning institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, and displaying scientific, cultural, historical, and artistic artifacts.

The Museum's mission is to collect, identify, document, conserve, interpret, and show specimens, artifacts, and other Palauan cultural property in order to preserve and protect the nation's cultural history. BNM's goal is to increase marketing, effective research, recording, collecting and presentation of artifacts, natural history, and the development of events aimed at inspiring interest in culture and the arts in order to fulfill its mission.

Location: Koror, Palau