Bermuda’s discovery, early settlement and history from 1505 to 1684 is told through the lens of a collection of 16th and 17th century shipwreck artifacts recovered from local waters. Bermuda’s earliest wrecks are featured, with more than 1,500 artifacts of international and local significance on display. The collection includes large cannon, rare New World indigenous weapons, intact olive jars, silver coins, colonial pottery, medical, navigation and shipbuilding tools, and exotic trade goods from the New World and Asia.
The exhibit also explores life aboard ship, the people who discovered Bermuda’s earliest shipwrecks, underwater archaeology and the importance of protecting our underwater cultural heritage for future generations.
Shipwreck Island: Sunken Clues to Bermuda’s Past: Queen’s Exhibition Hall