Curators from Barbados Museum Talk: A Brief Federation

Curators from Barbados Museum Talk on “A Brief Federation”. It costs bds $50 for BARP members or anyone signing up to help Maaike ($70 otherwise). The beautiful grounds and plantation house at Golden Grove will be open for view. Maaike de Waal, an archaeologist from Leiden University in the Netherlands, will still be at Golden ... Continue Reading

Archaeologist at Golden Grove Barbados

Maaike de Waal, an archaeologist from Leiden University in the Netherlands, is arriving in Barbados next week. She is a specialist in prehistoric, or “Amerindian”, settlements in the Caribbean. Her core team will include her husband and young children, three overseas and Barbados students. The site studied will be Three Houses in St Philip. Previous ... Continue Reading

Music with a chance to explore the House and Grounds

Join us on Sunday 2nd November, between 2pm and 6pm, we with be having a musical evening featuring BCC Wind Ensemble, with an open house. It’s a chance to view the great house and explore the Barbados museum exhibit “Amerindian Life”. Admission is BDS $30.00 with Tea and Cake included. BARP members and under 15s ... Continue Reading

Musical Afternoon on Nov 2

Golden Grove will also be hosting a series of Musical Afternoons in 2014 in conjunction with the Barbados Community College (BCC) department of Music. The BCC is the leading provider of tertiary education in this field in Barbados. Dates for 2014 are listed in the Calendar of Events. Admission for the Musical Afternoons is bds ... Continue Reading

International Day of Older Persons – 1st Oct

Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) will be celebrating the International Day of Older Persons on Wednesday 1st Oct. The theme this year is the 24th commemoration of the International Day of Older Persons “Leaving No One Behind: Promoting a Society for All”.. There is more information available on the official UN website Quoted by ... Continue Reading

Musical Afternoons at Golden Grove

Golden Grove Great House will also be hosting a series of Musical Afternoons in 2014 in conjunction with the Barbados Community College (BCC) department of Music. The BCC is the leading provider of tertiary education in this field in Barbados. Dates for 2014 are listed in the Calendar of Events. Admission for the Musical Afternoons ... Continue Reading

Golden Grove Great house Gallery

Golden Grove will be open for public view on most Wednesday afternoons from November 2014. A map of the house and gardens will be provided to guide your visit together with a historical memento. Admission is bds $20 (BARP members $15). A quick tour around the Golden Grove Great houses garden.

Musicial Events and Barbados Community College

Golden Grove will also be hosting a series of Musical Afternoons in 2014 in conjunction with the Barbados Community College (BCC) department of Music. The BCC is the leading provider of tertiary education in this field in Barbados. Dates for 2014 are listed in the Calendar of Events. Admission for the Musical Afternoons is bds ... Continue Reading