Musee Departmental Alexandre-Franconie

Great

The museum is not that big but it's quite nice. So go here if you want to see some of the animals that live in Guiana. None of the animals are alive. Entrance was 3€

A little something for everyone

It may be small, but it covers history, ethnology, archaeology, flora and fauna, mining, the Cayenne Penal Colony and so forth. It is an old-style museum with stuffed animals, snakes in jars, and no a...

Nice butterfly collection

The building itself is nice and located in the centre. The stuffed animals were not very well preserved and all the signs are in French. Upstairs There is a bit of history of cayenne, including a part...

Its better than what it seems on the outside!

I found most attractions of French Guiana refer to the history of French here, this museums talks about native culture and way of life here. One can also find life-sized models of animals here. The sp...

Good place to visit

Small city, but interesting. We drove all the way from Paramaribo and have some time to visit this place while we were in Cayene. Very nice, exhibit items are properly placed which make the place bec...