Museum Bakkie

Story of the Plantations

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Museum
Bakkie

Story of the Plantations

About Museum Bakkie

Former coffee plantation Reynsdorp (1744)

Plantation Reynsdorp (Bakkie) is a former coffee plantation (founded by Nicolaas Reynsdorp in 1744) with old locks and buildings. Museum Bakkie has one of the most unique private collections in Suriname with many original books, prints, maps and objects. When you visit Bakkie, developer Bas Spek and Marsha Mormon (descendant / heiress / plantation developer) are ready to welcome you. Bakkie Museum has original pieces from special visitors such as Captain John Gabriel Stedman 1796, draftsman Benoit 1839, researcher Maria Sibylla Merian 1699 etc. They visited Suriname from the end of the 17th century and made books and prints of the area, these publications were made in Europe. Museum Bakkie's passion is to make these masterpieces about Suriname and the plantation visible to visitors. The Bakkie museum is unique in Suriname because of this top collection supplemented with artifacts from the area such as the buoy, brand and the stories of Marsha's ancestors and family pieces.

Bakkie is a very small-scale company with almost no staff. Going to Bakkie is to visit Marsha and Bas.

Museum Bakkie, voormalig koffieplantage Reynsdorp

Would you like to visit Museum Bakkie?

You can plan your transport to Bakkie and your visit to Museum Bakkie via:
Note: You can also book an all-inclusive tour from Paramaribo. (click here)

Droneshot Bakkie

What does the day look like?

  • Start in the morning at the location of your choice (Leonsberg, Leliendaal or Mon Tresor).
  • Boat trip on the Commewijne river (possibility of dolphins).
  • Arrival Plantation Bakkie (Reynsdorp).
  • Museum tour through one of the initiators themselves (€10 p.p.)  (Bas Spek or Marsha Mormon).
  • Extensive local lunch (€10 p.p.) (incl. starter, juice and water).
  • Walk and explanation in the garden with descendant / heiress Marsha Mormon.
  • Explanation about the area and the latest developments (cycle path) by the initiators of this special project.
  • Return.
  • Please bookyour tour (and lunch) in advance +597 8654130 app/tel.
    • Also book all inclusive with your booking office

Collection

Museum Bakkie has a unique collection that cannot be seen anywhere else in Suriname (first editions J.G. Stedman 1796, Benoit 1893, Blaeu 1630, Anton de Kom 1934, Maria Sybilla Merian, special objects: Brandmark, Kromboei, bottles, etc.).

A personal museum tour tells the story of the plantations and of Marsha's family, these unique museum pieces amaze the visitors:

“You don't expect such a Museum on a plantation“.

Lodges

In the garden at Museum Bakkie you will find two lodges that are suitable for special rental to, for example, birdwatchers and researchers. There is a restaurant on Bakkie, but no swimming pool or entertainment.

Researchers and birdwatchers can contact us for lodging / food and transportation options.

Knowledge base

Would you like to know more about Bakkie, the Warappakreek and the surroundings of Museum Bakkie? Take a look at our knowledge base. Here you will find more information about, for example, the history of the plantation, archaeological sites, the Warappakreek and special events around the plantation.

Click the button below to go to the knowledge base:

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