Located at Cockburn Town, the Museum is housed in a 1910 building formerly used as the government's administrative offices and jail. This traditional museum contains many important artifacts and a display of the life of Christopher Columbus, which was developed under the auspices of Italian Senator, Paolo Emilio Taviani. It also houses the Sebastian Malta Ceramic Panel VERBO AMERICA, in honour of the Lucayan people's contact with Christopher Columbus and donated by Nuova ERI of Italy , the other five panels were at the entrance to the World Fair in Seville Spain in 1992.