History Journey exhibition returns to National Museum
An exhibition that recounts all significant events in the history of Seychelles until 2008 will be open as from Monday 3rd August, inside the National Museum of History, in Victoria.
Charles Routier de Romainville
Entitled ‘A Journey through History’, the exhibition has three main sections; the British, the Settlement and the Landmark Sections. The British Section gives a detailed account of the colonial era until independence, the Settlement Section is about the first settlers on Ste Anne and the great French navigators and events related to them and finally the Landmark Section gives an account of the most memorable events in our history.
According to Bella Rose, the Senior Curator of the museum, the exhibition was opened to the public last year to mark the 230th anniversary of the existence of Victoria on the 15th December. Since it was during the festive season and was on for only one week, not many people got the opportunity to see it. Now at the request of schools over the country, the museum has decided to give the children and other members of the public another opportunity to view the exhibition.
Seen as one of the most informative displays, the exhibition is comprised of pictures, maps, moveable objects and related information. Important events and their corresponding dates such as the ‘Lavalas’, Pope John Paul’s visit to Seychelles, the declaration of Seychelles as a British Colony under the dependency of Mauritius and many more are retraced. The exhibition also gives a detailed account of important occurrences in five bordering districts of Victoria namely English River, Mont Buxton, St Louis, Bel Air and Mont Fleuri.
The exhibition is open from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Saturdays this is from 9 am to 1 pm. The Museum is closed to the public on Wednesday in order for staff to perform internal duties.
The Museum stages exhibitions on a quarterly basis. ‘A Journey through History’ is the third this year. The first two were called ’Seychelles’ Traditional Architecture’ and ‘Political Exiles from the African Continent’. The last one for the year will be the second part of ‘Seychelles Traditional Architecture’.
Source: Regar 7-31-09