Category: People

EXPOSITION KAYA

Kaya Joseph Reginald Topize

EXPOSITION KAYA Du 8 février au 30 mars 2019 Blue Penny Museum, Caudan, Port-Louis accès libre tlj, sauf dimanches et jours fériés, de 10h à 16h30 Le dimanche 21 février 1999 fut un bien triste jour pour Maurice. Un jour funeste où nous a quitté Joseph Reginald Topize, que tout le monde connaît sous le… Continue reading EXPOSITION KAYA

FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED

Captain Mathew Flinders

  FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED New discovery in London of Explorer’s Grave Matthew Flinders is a familiar name in Australia – which he is credited with naming and in Mauritius where he was imprisoned for 6 ½ years and where he drew the first map of this continent. Ironically he is less well known… Continue reading FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED

PICASSO IN MAURITIUS: THE STORY BEHIND A UNIQUE EXHIBITION

Picasso at 25 years old

  PICASSO IN MAURITIUS: THE STORY BEHIND A UNIQUE EXHIBITION Picasso, a name synonymous with the prestigious art world, known globally, for his exquisite art works is now trending in Mauritius! The Blue Penny Museum in Port Louis, for the first time in the history of the island is exhibiting over 40 pieces of artworks… Continue reading PICASSO IN MAURITIUS: THE STORY BEHIND A UNIQUE EXHIBITION

Nicholas Pike : Naturalist, Author, Soldier & Consul

Col Nicholas Pike

Arrivé à Maurice en janvier 1867 à l’âge de 49 ans et reparti en 1873, rarement Consul aura autant brillé dans notre île, que Nicolas Pike. En sept années, il aura accompli une œuvre gigantesque dans tous les do- maines scientifiques et naturalistes de son époque. Passionné par la Science, il devint très vite membre… Continue reading Nicholas Pike : Naturalist, Author, Soldier & Consul

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

Mauritian born Dr Kessen Patten made medical history

Mauritian born Dr Kessen Patten, who is a researcher at the University of Montreal, has made medical history – he works with a team of Franco-Canadian researchers who have made a remarkable contribution in the field of genetics, by identifying the gene that causes deformation of the spinal cord – a condition known as scoliosis.… Continue reading Mauritian born Dr Kessen Patten made medical history