Roadtown, Tortola - The Department of Culture is inviting the public to view the Museums of the Virgin Islands Television Tour which is being aired on local access channels CBN, Channel 51 and JTV, Channel 55.

The 30-minute production aims to inform the public on the museums that are found in the Territory. The production which was completed last year is being aired as part of activities marking International Museum Day which is observed worldwide on Monday, 18 May.

Deputy Director of Culture, Mrs. Brenda Lettsome-Tye said the programme captures the historic essence of the museums and is special because the tour of the museums is given by a student of the St. George’s Secondary School.

The television tour visits the 1780 Lower Estate Sugar Works located in John’ s Hole, Tortola, the VI Folk Museum on Main Street, the Old Governor’s House Museum and the VI Maritime Museum at the HLSCC Centre for Applied Marine Studies.

The production can be seen at varied times on both stations beginning at 6:30 p.m. nightly on JTV, Channel 55 and at 8:00 p.m. on CBN, Channel 51. The tour can also be seen at any time on BVI Web TV at www.bviwebtv.com. 

The video fulfills the department’s objective to capture the history of the Territory and to make it available to the residents and visitors through various mediums.