Tobago Sightseeing and Tours

Kimme Museum

The Kimme Museum, also called "The Castle", was designed by Luise Kimme and is built around the original workshop. This is where Luise Kimme lives and works. It houses a collection of 100 life-size wooden sculptures, carved from oak trees which she roughed out in the German forest and then shipped to Tobago for completion. Bronze casts are made from the wooden originals.

In the Museum there are 14-foot tall religious sculptures and reliefs, dancing couples and Nijinsky ballet dancers, early folklore characters and mythiological figures.Her sculptures capture the essence of the Tobago people, their beliefs, customs, folklore, dances as well as the nature surrounding her.Luise Kimme's main interest, however, is ancient sculpture and dance.

Visiting hours are Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm.

Details

   Tobago
   868 639 0257
   Kimme Museum Web Site

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