FREEPORT, Grand Bahama --- The new historical Museum of Grand Bahama will be located in the former Shannon Country Club building on Magellan Drive, at the entrance to the Garden of the Groves. It is expected to become an important source of history and information about the island. It is intended to be a centre of interest and activity as it celebrates the explorers, pioneers and settlers of Grand Bahama Island.
The working committee of the museum is headed by Erika Gates who stated, "In October 2014 Sir Jack Hayward called together several persons who he knew were interested in forming a museum here on Grand Bahama Island ... he charged us with the mandate 'to make it happen'. Following his untimely passing in January of this year we have been diligently pressing on to make his dream come true. This is a labour of love for the committee members: Graham Torode, Michael Clough, Peter Barratt, Arthur Jones, Janet Albury, Chantal Bethel and Tiffany Dennison."
Special allocation was given to The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas [NAGB], which will continue its mission to preserve and exhibit the national collection of Bahamian art and to engage the history of Bahamian art and visual culture. Broadening its reach to its first Family Island annex, artwork will be displayed by fine artists from the collection or who have met the criteria of the NAGB with an aim to educate the local visitors in the history and development of Bahamian art. Approximately 3,000 square feet is designated for the museum in its entirety, of which 1,000 square feet is designated for The National Art Gallery and 1,000 square feet is shared space.

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