Things to do in Port Louis, Port Louis District: The Best Museums

November 30, 2021 Brandee Mangan

Sandwiched between the Indian Ocean and a mountain backdrop, Port Louis blends Mauritius modernity and tradition. The Caudan Waterfront entices shoppers with fashion, local crafts and live entertainment. Domaine les Pailles, with its 18th-century ox-driven sugar mill and colonial architecture, houses a new casino. Seek out the capital city's vast Bazaar, built in 1828, for spices, souvenirs and a lunch of fried noodles. For great views, hike the pedestrians-only road up Signal Mountain.
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1. The Photographic Museum

Rues du Vieux Conseil,, Port Louis, Mauritius +230 5970 1440 [email protected] http://www.museedelaphotomaurice.com
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4.5 based on 35 reviews

The Photographic Museum

The Photographic Museum was created by Marie-Noëlle and Tristan Bréville since 1966. By doing such an amazing job, the Museum goes beyond the conservation and preservation mission. It creates and saves the memory of a nation! Mauritius greatly needed a place to preserve its memory and the Bréville couple made this a reality. International press even described the Museum as "one of the biggest preservation work of the 20th century." Located in an 18th century building, visitors will have the opportunity to meet the creators of the Museum. Our Mission • The Photographic research. • Preservation and Conservation. • Insure the photographic legacy. • Promote Mauritian photography. • Develop a passion for photography. • Safeguarding an exceptional heritage. The Content • More than one thousand cameras. • The first photographic lens which equipped one of the first ever made photographic camera and bought by a Mauritian in Paris in 1839. • The fabulous collection of Mauritian "daguerreotypes" • One of the biggest photographic collection in the world: nearing a million documents! • The largest collection of mauritian post cards in the world, Photo: Jean-Jacques Fabien vintage films on Mauritius, tintypes and autochromes

Reviewed By Drafatadin - Mauritius, null

Nice place to visit ! Have a bottle of water along with you You can go along with family to visit the vicinity too

2. Blue Penny Museum

Blue Penny Square Le Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis, Mauritius +230 210 8176 [email protected] http://www.bluepennymuseum.com
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4.0 based on 328 reviews

Blue Penny Museum

Founded by The Mauritius Commercial Bank and erected at the Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis, this state-of-the-art Museum is one of the jewels of Mauritius cultural establishments. Resolutely modern and dynamic in its conception, it houses an exquisite heritage collection that speaks of Mauritius and the region. Transcending time and space, from the first explorer to set foot on the island, all through its successive settlers from Europe, Africa and Asia, an exciting adventure awaits you. Interwoven with reality are the numerous legends which make us all dream. If deep down, you want to taste the soul of Mauritius, to feel its heart beating with memories of the past, to learn all about what makes it so endearing, then the Blue Penny Museum is a must.

3. Natural History Museum

Jardin de la Compagnie, Port Louis, Mauritius +230 212 0639 http://www.mauritiusmuseums.mu
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3.5 based on 156 reviews

Natural History Museum

Founded in 1880, this museum features an exhibit of the popular Dodo, the flightless bird that has been extinct since the end of the 17th century, and a vast library collection of more than 50,000 books.

Reviewed By Goudatraveler

The museum has been reopend on 14th sugust 2019 after a major renovation. Exhibitions and displays have been well upgraded. Especialy the section om the dodo looks good and is interesting and worth a visit. (Note the official website of the museum at this moment states the museum is still closed for revation and the dodo relics are elsewhere but this is incorrect. The museum is really OPEN with the dodo relics returned)

4. Mauritius Postal Museum

Trunk Road Port Louis Waterfront, Port Louis, Mauritius +230 213 4812 http://www.mauritiuspost.mu/postal-museum
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3.5 based on 22 reviews

Mauritius Postal Museum

Emmanuel Anquetil St 1st Floor Heritage Court, Port Louis, Mauritius 2302181310 [email protected]

The one & only cozy gallery found in Chinatown, based on artistic works and a platform in the development and propagation of arts and culture in Mauritius and in other countries.

6. The Bank of Mauritius Museum

Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis, Mauritius 11320 +230 202 3800 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/The-Bank-of-Mauritius-Museum-103124268028429/
The Bank of Mauritius Museum

The museum tour starts with the Arab period (12th century) and takes visitors across the meanders of the centuries to present-day Mauritius. The museum boasts an impressive collection of coins minted abroad by the then-colonial governments for use in Mauritius, as well as extremely rare gold or silver coins, like Arab dinars or British Indian Mohur even the Tael.

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