Apart from the Martello tower, all entrances to museums in Mauritius are free. They include:

• Mauritius Institute- National History Museum in Port Louis;
• Postal Museum in Port Louis;
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Museum in Port Louis;
• Photographic Museum in Port Louis
• Mahebourg Historical Museum;
• Vieux Grand Port museum;
• Martello Tower in La Preneuse;
• Robert Edward Hart Museum in Souillac; and
• Special Mobile Force Museum in Vacoas

• Blue Penny Museum

 

 

 

• Robert Edward Hart Museum in Souillac

The Robert Edward Hart Memorial Museum is located in the newly renovated coral bungalow by the seashore at Souillac. It is at this place that the Mauritian poet spent the last years of his life. After the death of Robert Edward Hart in 1954, the premises were purchased by the Government in 1963, to set up a museum to perpetuate the memory of the great poet. The building was repaired and the museum was opened to the public on 6 November 1967. The museum was renovated completely and reopened on 17 August 2003 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Robert Hart.

 

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• Mahebourg Historical Museum

Historical Naval museum ia a place where one can find all the history and colonial past of the district. The museum also brings back the memories of great naval battles between France and Britain. For more interesting facts about the district one can also go to Dutch historical museum where you can get an opportunity to uncover many of dutch settlements.

• Mauritius Institute- National History Museum in Port Louis

The Natural History Museum is also a good museum to visit as it is the oldest museum in Mauritius and was originally part of the Desjardins Museum, which was opened in 1842. The museum shows birds, fishes, reptiles, butterflies, all representing local wildlife. The building itself, called the Mauritius Institute Building, was constructed form 1880 to 1884.

• Photographic Museum in Port Louis

In front of the Port Louis Theatre lies the Photographic Museum.It exposes one of the most ancient collections of photographs in the island. It also has a wonderful collection of old photographic equipment which are a delight for the eyes.

• Postal Museum in Port Louis

The Mauritius Postal Museum is located in an old stone building, adjacent to the Post Office Building, along the motorway in Port Louis. This 18th century building also served as Civil Hospital in the past and is now listed as a National Heritage. The mission of the Mauritius Postal Museum is to collect, preserve and display the history of the island.

Opened in 2001 and located in the Caudan complex on the waterfront in Port Louis, the Blue Penny Museum, offers the historical collections of art and documents belonging to the Mauritius Commercial Bank. It displays 'Post Office' stamps III and X, which had been purchased in 1993 by a private consortium of Mauritian companies. Here, you will discover the rarest, most fascinating and most expensive stamps in the philatelic world. In September 1847, Mauritius was the first British colony and fifth country in the world to issue postage stamps.