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guam museum wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 establishment and destruction 1 2 temporary locations 1 3 permanent museum proposed 2014 1 4 permanent museum opened 2016 2 references 3 external links toggle the table of contents guam museum 3 languages español français 한국어 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 13 28 31 n 144 45 06 e 13 4752 n 144 7517 e 13 4752 144 7517 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia museum focusing on the history of guam guam museum front of the guam museum in 2019 location within guam established 1980 location 193 chalan santo papa juan pablo dos hagåtña gu 96910 coordinates 13 28 31 n 144 45 06 e 13 4752 n 144 7517 e 13 4752 144 7517 type culture history art collection size 250 000 website official website the guam museum formally the senator antonio m palomo guam museum chamorro educational facility is a museum focusing on the history of guam a u s territory in micronesia a permanent building to house the museum s collection opened in hagåtña on november 4 2016 1 the guam museum had been housed in temporary locations since world war ii 2 history edit establishment and destruction edit the guam museum was founded by the american legion mid pacific post 1 in 1932 in agana guam present day hagåtña 3 4 the american legion operated the museum from its establishment in 1932 until 1936 when control was transferred to the united states navy 3 that same year guam governor george a alexander officially established the guam museum as a government institution through an executive order 4 5 the museum s early collection included documents and artifact s from the island s pre spanish period 4 guam was invaded by the empire of japan in december 1941 and occupied until 1944 the original museum building along with its entire collection was destroyed during the 1944 battle of guam in which american forces liberated the island from japanese control 4 temporary locations edit no new museum building was constructed during the postwar period 2 3 on november 24 1953 governor ford quint elvidge established the parks monuments and museum committee to re establish the guam museum 4 the governor also tasked the guam museum with the preservation of spanish colonial structures and researching the island s history folklore and geology 4 governor elvidge appointed dr j henry baird as the curator of the guam museum and chairman of the parks monuments and museum committee 4 still no structure to house the guam museum was built 2 former senator antonio palomo a journalist and historian who specialized in guam served as the director of the guam museum from december 1995 until his retirement on june 13 2007 6 7 8 palomo supported the creation of a permanent building for the museum 2 an exhibition of guam s history operated by the guam museum opened within the micronesia mall in april 2004 the exhibit which was run by the guam museum attracted 200 000 visitors 7 permanent museum proposed 2014 edit second floor of the museum the historic fort santa agueda in hagåtña was originally proposed as a possible new location for the guam museum 9 however the fort is listed on the national register of historic places listings in guam and managed by the guam historical preservation trust which ruled its use 9 initial plans for a permanent modern museum building were first unveiled in 2006 10 a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 27 million permanent home for the guam museum was held on february 5 2013 2 construction on the facility which will house artifacts spanning the island s 4 000 year history is being funded hotel occupancy tax bond established by the public law 30 228 2 the museum is on skinner plaza in downtown hagåtña near the dulce nombre de maria cathedral basilica 2 the new three story museum building will include a mezzanine 2 the museum will also include a cafe outdoor activity area theater bookstore and atrium 9 inside the guam museum 2019 in a speech at the groundbreaking governor eddie calvo stated that the guam museum would lead to the economic revitalization of hagåtña including the plaza de españa this will re energize our capital city to its greatest heights 2 calvo also promised that guamanian historical artifacts housed in the philippines europe and hawaii will return to guam and be added to the museum 2 the governor also paid tribute to two recently deceased guamanian historians the museum s former director tony palomo who died on february 1 2013 and dr dirk ballendorf the former director of the micronesia area research center at the university of guam who died on february 4 2013 2 other dignitaries in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony included first lady of guam christine calvo speaker judith won pat vice speaker b j cruz mayor of hagåtña john cruz archbishop anthony sablan apuron and chairman of the guam visitors bureau mark baldyga 11 the new museum caused some controversy in guam 11 critics cited the museum s high cost and location which will occupy 27 percent of an existing hagåtña city park as causes for concern 9 the museum is also located in a zone with a history of flooding which could damage the collection 9 chairman of guam museum foundation monte mesa noted that planners had remedied the flooding concerns 9 the museum is constructed on elevated ground and the institution s most important artifacts will be housed on the three story building s upper floors out of reach of potential floodwater 9 permanent museum opened 2016 edit the guam museum officially opened on november 4 2016 under the guam department of chamorro affairs its collection includes more than 250 000 artifacts documents and photographs however the permanent collection i hinanao ta nu manaotao tåno i chamoru siha the journey of the chamoru people opened in 2018 1 the building includes a ground floor exhibition gallery multipurpose room and indoor theater the museum also hosts the outdoor movies at the museum in skinner plaza 12 references edit 1 2 tolentino domenica murphy shannon february 5 2019 guam museum guampedia retrieved 23 march 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 sablan jerick 2013 02 06 ground broken for a guam museum pacific daily news retrieved 2013 02 14 cite news cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 3 rogers robert f 1995 destiny s landfall a history of guam page 1952 destiny s landfall a history of guam university of hawaii press isbn 9780824816780 retrieved 2013 02 19 cite news cs1 maint periodical has isbn link 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 baird j henry 1954 ground broken for a guam museum the journal of the polynesian society volume 63 archived from the original on 2011 10 02 retrieved 2013 02 19 baird j henry 1954 the guam museum journal of the polynesian society 63 3 4 auckland new zealand polynesian society 253 254 archived from the original on 2 october 2011 retrieved 11 may 2011 sablan jerick 2013 02 02 former senator palomo dies at 81 pacific daily news retrieved 2013 02 14 cite news cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 tony palomo advisor and author guampedia retrieved 2013 02 14 bordallo madeleine 2007 07 20 recognizing antonio manibusan palomo speech of hon madeleine bordallo of guam in the house of representatives rep madeleine bordallo library of congress congressional record 110th congress 2007 2008 archived from the original on 2017 08 09 retrieved 2013 02 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 white joy 2013 02 06 guam museum breaks ground concerns resolved marianas variety retrieved 2013 02 19 taitano delisle christine 2010 civilizing the guam museum pdf university of michigan working papers in museum studies number 4 retrieved 2013 02 19 1 2 toves jolene 2013 02 05 groundbreaking held for new guam museum kuam retrieved 2013 02 19 the history of the guam museum guam museum 16 july 2015 retrieved 23 march 2021 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to guam museum guam museum official website v t e hagåtña guam government adelup point governor s complex district court guam congress building supreme court education academy of our lady of guam guam museum nieves m flores memorial library pacific war museum paseo de susana chief quipuha park paseo stadium other landmarks agana shopping center dulce nombre de maria cathedral basilica hagåtña river latte stone park other nrhp listings agana historic district agana spanish bridge agana hagatna pillbox fort santa agueda guam institute mesa house plaza de españa spanish dikes toves house this list is incomplete retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title guam_museum oldid 1363487726 categories museums in guam museums established in 1933 history museums in the united states buildings and structures in hagåtña guam education in hagåtña guam buildings and structures completed in 2016 hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata pages using gadget wikiminiatlas coordinates on wikidata official website not in wikidata cs1 maint periodical has isbn cs1 maint deprecated archival service commons category link from wikidata this page was last edited on 10 july 2026 at 14 29 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and 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