page_title: Maamigili (Raa Atoll)
section_title: Loama Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Maamigili (Raa Atoll) / Loama Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: Porcelain jar decorated with Chinese mountain sceneries, prunus flowers and religious objects
context_page_description: Maamigili is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll in Maldives.
  The island measures 750 meters in length and 500 meters in width for 100 hectares of pristine coral reef.
  Maamigili can be reached via a scenic 45-minute seaplane ride from the capital Malé and through the new Irufu domestic airport which is 15 minutes away from the island by speed boat.
  Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili is a resort situated on the island. The resort maintains a collection of historical artifacts at Loama Museum, a nation’s heritage site with ancient baths and wells, and the Loama Art Gallery with contemporary local art.
context_section_description: Loama Museum is the first and only Museum in a Hotel in Maldives licensed under the Government’s Department of Heritage. The young museum collection spans from the Classical to British Colonial Period. Highlights include artefacts found on the island, items of trade and livelihood from the Early Modern or Colonial Period (1514-1828) and British Colonial Period (1828-1965) and an Ancient Bath from the Classical Period (500 BCE-1153), Mausoleum foundations from the Medieval Islamic Period (1153-1514). The museum is located at the hotel lobby and extends to ancient baths and a traditional house, which are located at the heritage site.
  Notable exhibits include Chinese porcelain that could have arrived on this island during the Indian Ocean trade between South East Asia and the Middle East. Other interesting artefacts from the collection, representative of the lifestyle and trade that survived inhabitants of these coral atolls for centuries in the middle of the Indian Ocean, include grain measures, coconut oil making and lace equipment.
caption: Porcelain jar decorated with Chinese mountain sceneries, prunus flowers and religious objects
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