Shopping in Haiti
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Moro
Jacmel is a souvenir buyer’s paradise. Its most famous output are the papier-mâché Carnival masks, unique to the town, that you can see being made in the months before the festival. One of the better artisanat-galleries is Moro, although it’s not the cheapest.
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Galerie Monnin
Port-au-Prince’s oldest private art gallery, in a lovely building. Lots of landscapes, but with a wide selection of different Haitian schools.
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Galerie Issa
Set up by the late Issa el Saieh, one of Haiti’s most important art collectors (and sometime jazz musician). The gallery, with everything piled up in one huge room, has a wide collection of artwork on sale, plus some of the best metal art from Croix des Bouquets.
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Comité Artisanat Haïtien
Established in 1972, this craftmakers’ cooperative has worked to promote Haitian crafts and provide fair wages for its artisans. The shop here is strong on well-priced metalwork, stone sculptures, lively painted boxes and miniature taptaps.
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Fred Bernard
A more upmarket Pétionville interpretation of an artisanat shop, here you’ll find painted boxes and papier mâché, metalwork and other delights, along with current Haitian fashions.
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Galerie Nader
A huge gallery over two floors, with a large collection of mostly moderns and some naives. The owner has an extensive private collection housed as a museum at a separate address.
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Mahogany Craft Shop
Near the gates of Hôtel Oloffson is this tiny, brightly painted shop, packed with jolly woodcarvings, paintings and painted metalwork. Prices are set by haggling.
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Galerie Marassa
This is a quite specialized and exclusive gallery exhibiting a good base of contemporary and naive Haitian artists, as well as metalwork, crafts and Vodou flags.
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Galerie Caraïbe
Set in a courtyard with a restaurant, this gallery has a small and specialized collection of contemporary works.
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Asterix
Has a large selection of French-language books and magazines, plus some in English, along with postcards.
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La Boite à Musique
Close to the intersection with Rue Montalais, La Boite à Musique is a good downtown music choice.
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Big Star Market
Next to the Rex Theatre, this is the most central supermarket for downtown hotels.
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Caribbean Supermarket
The country’s largest supermarket, with a huge selection of imported goods.
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Librairie Culture Diffusion
Just off Champs de Mars, with a decent selection of US magazines.
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Le Mélodisque
Has the best selection of Haitian music CDs in Pétionville.
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Librairie La Pleïade
Port-au-Prince’s best choice for English-language books.
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Galerie Flamboyant
A small gallery with a nice mix of naives and moderns.
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Expressions
A well-regarded Pétionville gallery.
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