Fort Nieuw Amsterdam

Fort Nieuw Amsterdam is important to Suriname history and is known as a significant cultural heritage site. The Fort currently operates as an Open air museum and heritage centre. The Fort’s history also greatly justifies its future function as a centre of awareness and knowledge of Suriname unity. The Fort will combine education and leisure and to this purpose the redevelopment of the early 19th century fortifications (amongst which the gunpowder storage rooms, waterways and the 1874 prison) will be completed first.

The Fort Nieuw Amsterdam (Open Air Museum) Trust was created on the 28th of January 2008. The Trust combines the efforts of Suriname and international partners to redevelop the site and reinstate the Fort’s former significance to the Suriname people and to foreign visitors.