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History and Geography Grade 6 PSAC Mauritius Revision
History and Geography Grade 6 PSAC Mauritius Revision
Name of Museums Where is it found? Why is it important? Notes
It is the oldest museum of Mauritius (1880). “Fauna”, “Marine Life”, “Insects,
Natural History Museum Port Louis It is a partial copy of the Colombo Museum Meteorology & Giant Tortoise”
building in Sri Lanka. and “The World of the Dodo”.
5 Martello Towers were built
Martello Tower Museum La Preneuse It was built to protect the country from along the west coast from 1832
attacks of the French. to 1835. 3 still exist.
It displays a lot of photos, documents and
Folk Museum MGI, Moka personal belongings of Indian Indentured Personal belongings of Manilal
Immigrants. Doctor are on display.
It was founded by the Mauritius Commercial Bank.
It informs us about the history and art in The 1847 Blue Penny and Red Penny Stamps were
Blue Penny Museum Caudan, Port Louis Mauritius. Old maps, paintings, sculptures bought back by the MCB for 2M USD. The original
Paul et Virginie statue is in this museum.
and stamps are found there.
Beau Plan Sugar Estate has now
L’Aventure du Sucre Beau Plan It tells us the story of the Sugar Industry in been converted into a Museum.
Mauritius. Special sugars on display.
Remnants of the Bataille de Grand Port can Built in 1772 to be used as a
National History Museum Mahébourg be seen there. Displays are divided castle during French Settlement.
(Naval Museum) according to different colonization periods. Converted into a museum in
1950.
It shows us the history of the postal Inaugurated in 1868.
Mauritius Postal Museum Caudan, Port Louis services in Mauritius – from its origin till Mauritians used to collect stamps
now. as a hobby in the past.