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island’s Amerindian past is illustrated with
engraved or painted bowls, vases made of
Roucou wood and, above all, an important
collection of adornments, all of which make
this one of the best archeological museums
in the Caribbean.
MUSEE REGIONAL D’HISTOIRE
ET D’ETHNOGRAPHIE
10, Bd du Général de Gaulle
97200 FORT-DE-FRANCE
Tel. : 0596 72 81 87
/ 0596 63 85 55
Fax. : 0546 63 74 11
Cr.972.musees@wanadoo.fr
Open every day except
Sunday. Monday/
Wednesday/Thursday/
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Tuesday 2:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to
noon.
Built in 1887, this is one of the
two oldest « bourgeois villas » in
the city center. In 1991, Martinique’s
Regional Council acquired the villa in order to
transform it into its Regional Museum of History and
Ethnography. This museum is a veritable gem that
displays beautiful collections of furniture, paintings,
engravings, documents, jewels and traditional
costumes.
LE MUSEE DES FIGURINES VEGETALES
Plantation Leyritz - 97218 BASSE POINTE
Tel. : 0596 78 53 92 - Fax : 0596 78 92 44
Open every day 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A part of the Leyritz Plantation, which dates from the
18th century, the Museum of Plant Figurines is an
amazing collection of dolls in the costumes of that
period, made from natural materials: flowers, leaves,
and dried leaves.
LE MUSEE PAUL GAUGUIN
Anse Turin - 97221 LE CARBET
Tel. : 0596 78 22 66
Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Located near the place where Paul Gauguin and
his friend Charles Laval lived for a few months in
1887, the museum depicts a critical period in the the
life of the artist. There are reproductions of several
paintings, among them La Cueillette des Marigots, La
Vie à Saint-Pierre and La Plage des Raisiniers.
LA MAISON DE LA POUPEE
Quartier Vallon - 97214 LE LORRAIN
Tel/Fax. : 0596 53 78 50
Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This museum has a superb collection of 200 dolls
made of fabric or banana leaves.
CENTRE DE DECOUVERTE DES SCIENCES ET DE
LA TERRE
Habitation Périnelle - quartier la Galère
97250 SAINT-PIERRE
Tel. : 0596 52 82 42 - Fax. : 0596 78 29 70
contact@cdst.org - www.cdst.org
Open Wednesday to Sunday 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. (end of visits 5:30 p.m.). In
July, August and school holidays, open
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Center of Discovery of
Sciences and the Earth is
located at the northern end
of Saint-Pierre, adjacent
to the ruins of the old
Habitation Périnelle.
Through its fascinating
yet sensitive portrayal
of the tragic eruption
of Mount Pelée,
the center offers
everyone a means of
discovering or learning
more about the earth
sciences.
LE MUSEE
VULCANOLOGIQUE
FRANCK PERRET
Rue Victor Hugo
97250 SAINT-PIERRE
Tel. : 0596 78 15 16
Open every day 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Devoted to the catastrophe on May 8, 1902, which
in three minutes totally destroyed the town of Saint-
Pierre, the museum recalls the splendor and beauty of
the town before the eruption. It also evokes that day’s
destructive violence, which killed 30,000 people.
LA MAISON DE LA COIFFE ET DU COSTUME
CREOLE
23 rue Gambetta - 97220 TRINITE
Tel. : 0596 58 35 47
Open every day except Sunday. Monday to Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to noon.
This museum has a collection of dolls in Creole
costumes of yesteryear, as well as objects from
everyday life in the past.
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