The Photographic Museum, Mauritius
4.5 (38 reviews) Monday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #12 in Port Louis District Speciality Museums
Did not expect to see this much history!
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
Address
Rues du Vieux Conseil,, Port Louis.
Mobile
Website
http://www.museedelaphotomaurice.com
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 19:16
User Ratings
4.5 based on (38 reviews)
Reviews
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5Cabinet Dentaire Dr. A fatadin 5:00 PM Aug 15, 2020
History of port louis
Nice place to visit ! Have a bottle of water along with you You can go along with family to visit the vicinity too
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4cngj 5:00 PM Feb 20, 2017
Lots to see
After walking round in circles for a bit we finally worked out where it was, luckily just as it was starting to rain. The museum contains a ridiculous amount of stuff for its size, lots and lots of cameras and plenty of photos too. The Daguerreotypes and tintypes were very interesting especially as we have a couple ourselves of family members. The staff were very friendly and were keen to chat.
