Reynsdorp (Bakkie) Plantation is a former coffee plantation, founded in 1744 by Nicolaas Reynsdorp, featuring authentic sluices and historic buildings. The Bakkie Museum houses one of Suriname’s most unique private collections, featuring original books, prints, maps and artefacts of great historical significance.Developer Bas Spek and Marsha Mormon, a descendant and heiress of the plantation, welcome visitors in person. The museum holds original artefacts belonging to famous historical figures such as Captain John Gabriel Stedman (1796), the artist Benoit (1839) and the naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian (1699), who visited Suriname from the end of the 17th century onwards and published their observations in Europe.The collection is complemented by unique artefacts from the region, including a kromboei, branding irons and archaeological finds from Esthers Rust, as well as family histories and stories of Marsha’s ancestors. This is what makes Museum Bakkie unique in Suriname: a combination of international art-historical masterpieces and local heritage that bring the rich past of the plantation and the country to life.