KANN

KANN Exposition gratuite au Blue Penny Museum, du vendredi 23 mars au samedi 12 mai 2018                          Avec Deepa Bauhadoor et Marina Carter L’Histoire de l’Ile Maurice est liée à l’Histoire de la canne à sucre. Il ne s’agit pas seulement là de l’immense… Continue reading KANN

“Mo ris mo Moris”

  “Mo ris mo Moris” Dans le contexte de la période de Noël, cette exposition présente l’avantage de s’adresser à tout le monde, son atout réside dans la possibilité de l’interactivité entre les âges : l’adulte reconnaîtra une île Maurice qu’il a connue et qu’il pourra mieux expliquer à un enfant. Cette exposition est ainsi… Continue reading “Mo ris mo Moris”

The Fate of the Sugar Industry on the Island of Mauritius

The Fate of the Sugar Industry on the Island of Mauritius This 64 year old resident of Triolet [a village in Northern Mauritius], starts his long and laborious day cycling his bicycle for some kilometres to get to work, while the rest of the village sleeps. Still, Parmanen’s morning routine does not constitute the hardest… Continue reading The Fate of the Sugar Industry on the Island of Mauritius

Botanika – Aquarelles de Malcy de Chazal (1804 – 1880)

Exposition gratuite, du 24 juin au 20 août 2016, Blue Penny Museum info@bluepennymuseum.mu | bluepennymuseum.com Malcy de Chazal est née en 1804 aux Plaines Wilhems, à Maurice. C’est, nourrie du terroir de la propriété de son père, au Mondrain, non loin d’Henrietta, qu’elle grandit dans un environnement où la Nature tient la plus grande part.… Continue reading Botanika – Aquarelles de Malcy de Chazal (1804 – 1880)

Nursing home owned by Mauritian family at the centre of a shooting drama

Nursing home owned by Mauritian family at the centre of a shooting drama   An 86-year-old man is suspected of shooting dead his 81-year-old wife in front of elderly residents in a seaside care home at Walton-on-the-Naze. Rita King was allegedly shot dead in a communal area of the luxury De La Mer home in… Continue reading Nursing home owned by Mauritian family at the centre of a shooting drama

The Franco-Mauritian Elite

Tijo Salverda, a Dutch anthropologist, was recently in Mauritius to discuss the publication of his recent book. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Cologne’s Global South Studies Center and a Research Associate of the University of Pretoria’s Human Economy Programme. His research interests include elites, power, and global investment chains.  He wrote… Continue reading The Franco-Mauritian Elite