{"id":1793,"date":"2017-07-11T08:54:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T08:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/mmc\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:51:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1793\" class=\"elementor elementor-1793\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c257d3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c257d3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2480a569\" data-id=\"2480a569\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eac14d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eac14d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritius Museums Council<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828d352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"828d352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(Under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364b0db0 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"364b0db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1820\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M 18.71875 6.78125 L 17.28125 8.21875 L 24.0625 15 L 4 15 L 4 17 L 24.0625 17 L 17.28125 23.78125 L 18.71875 25.21875 L 27.21875 16.71875 L 27.90625 16 L 27.21875 15.28125 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get In Touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fb8f397 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fb8f397\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-159c63fb\" data-id=\"159c63fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1432ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1432ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural History Museum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180587c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"180587c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552d4bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"552d4bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Natural History Museum is located on the ground floor of the Mauritius Institute Building, right in front of the Jardin de la Compagnie, in the heart of the City of Port Louis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2252af9 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2252af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1855\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Historical Background\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-history\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1855\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistorical Background\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Natural History Museum is the oldest museum of Mauritius and amongst the oldest in southern Africa.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853c755 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"853c755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1876\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Contact Info &amp; Visiting Hours\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1876\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Info &amp; Visiting Hours\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Museum is opened to the public on weekdays and Saturdays.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c9eeef9\" data-id=\"3c9eeef9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b36039 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4b36039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/dodo-gallery-prxx357b9wp25hxb6le2qkbbmo69k7mty9x9akjc1k.jpg\" alt=\"Dodo Gallery\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dodo Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/fauna-gallery-prxx357b9wp25hxb6le2qkbbmo69k7mty9x9akjc1k.jpg\" alt=\"Fauna Gallery\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Fauna Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Marine-Gallery-prxx357b9wp25hxb6le2qkbbmo69k7mty9x9akjc1k.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Gallery\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Marine Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/dodo_gallery-prxx357b9wp25hxb6le2qkbbmo69k7mty9x9akjc1k.jpg\" alt=\"Dodo Gallery\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dodo Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/fauna_gallery-prxx357b9wp25hxb6le2qkbbmo69k7mty9x9akjc1k.jpg\" alt=\"Fauna Gallery\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Fauna Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gallery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d7ae8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c5d7ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2777bec elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"2777bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Giant Clamshell\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Giant-Clamshell.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Wooden sofas\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wooden-sofas.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Skeleton of Dodo\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Skeleton-of-Dodo.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Palanquin\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/palanquin.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Old radio set\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/old-radio-set.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Endemic birds\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Endenic-birds-scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d16b7ad\" data-id=\"d16b7ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ce72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ce72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mauritius Museums Council, a body corporate under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Culture, was established by the Mauritius Museums Council Act No. 3 of 2000 to replace the Mauritius Institute. It is managed by the Mauritius Museums Board. The Mauritius Museums Council has two National and five Specialised museums under its purview.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d9c4382 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d9c4382\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04f7a6a\" data-id=\"04f7a6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c01eb8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c01eb8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3d0033\" data-id=\"e3d0033\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c43c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61c43c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Museums<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f676e6e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f676e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-489921b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"489921b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea4ed8a\" data-id=\"ea4ed8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9710526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9710526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/frederik.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/frederik.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/frederik-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e54d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2e54d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Frederik Hendrik Museum<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Vieux Grand Port Historic Site is a National Heritage. The structures visible above the ground are all of French origin, built on the very ruins of the Dutch Fort Frederik Hendrik after 1753. They consist of a lodge, a prison, a bakery, a bancassal and a blacksmith's workshop.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9f436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0c9f436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1822\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M 18.71875 6.78125 L 17.28125 8.21875 L 24.0625 15 L 4 15 L 4 17 L 24.0625 17 L 17.28125 23.78125 L 18.71875 25.21875 L 27.21875 16.71875 L 27.90625 16 L 27.21875 15.28125 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9d47ff\" data-id=\"d9d47ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8eba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce8eba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nationalhistory.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nationalhistory.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/nationalhistory-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dd99a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c7dd99a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">National History Museum<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The National History Museum highlights the social and cultural history of Mauritius, right from its discovery by the Portuguese at the start of the 16th century. It retraces the history of the successive colonisations of Mauritius by the Dutch, French and English.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd06c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2bd06c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1843\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M 18.71875 6.78125 L 17.28125 8.21875 L 24.0625 15 L 4 15 L 4 17 L 24.0625 17 L 17.28125 23.78125 L 18.71875 25.21875 L 27.21875 16.71875 L 27.90625 16 L 27.21875 15.28125 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-813568d\" data-id=\"813568d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f012fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f012fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ssr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ssr.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ssr-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99a96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a99a96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">SSR Memorial Centre<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Memorial Centre for Culture is one of the specialised museums under the purview of the Mauritius Museums Council since 2000. It comprises seven rooms where the personal paraphernalia of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam are displayed.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19288a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b19288a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/mmc\/?page_id=1846\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M 18.71875 6.78125 L 17.28125 8.21875 L 24.0625 15 L 4 15 L 4 17 L 24.0625 17 L 17.28125 23.78125 L 18.71875 25.21875 L 27.21875 16.71875 L 27.90625 16 L 27.21875 15.28125 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56f5c52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56f5c52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1881d23\" data-id=\"1881d23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><a href=\"\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Communique-of-Temporary-Closure-@-12.12.2025-Museum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Temporary closure of the National History Museum, Mahebourg as from Monday 15 December 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa8756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa8756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<strong>The Exhibition\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VID-20250925-WA0019-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Life and Legacy of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900 \u2013 1985)<\/a>, inaugurated at the Salon Mairal of the Municipal Council of Port Louis on 18 September 2025 to commemorate 125<sup>th<\/sup> Birth Anniversary of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam has been revamped and reopened to visitors at the <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Natural History Museum, <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">First Floor, Mauritius Institute Building, , Chauss\u00e9e, Port Louis<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0Period:<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0 17 October to 29 November 2025.<\/span><\/p><p>Visiting hours: Monday,Tuesday,Thursday &amp; Friday &#8211;<strong> 09 00 to 16 00 hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Saturday \u2013 <strong>09 00 to 12 00 hours <\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday \u2013 <strong>11 00 to 16 00 hours<\/strong><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6840\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ssr2-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ssr2-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ssr2-rotated.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Press-communique-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Temporary closure of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Memorial Centre for Culture, Plaine Verte as from Thursday 9 October 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VID-20250925-WA0019-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inauguration of\u00a0 Exhibition<\/a> to commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam at the Municipal City\u00a0 Council of Port Louis in the presence of Prime Minister,<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">Award of Procurement Contract for<\/span>:<\/strong><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Rehabilitation of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Memorial Centre for Culture at Plaine Verte [<a href=\"\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Award-of-Procurement-Contract-Notice-under-section-40-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1a129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a1a129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dodo Augmented Reality Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd2a50f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd2a50f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a52f448\" data-id=\"a52f448\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae78256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae78256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AR.jpg 217w, https:\/\/mauritiusmuseums.govmu.org\/mauritiusmuseums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AR-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd0e556\" data-id=\"bd0e556\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17389a0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"17389a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb4850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb4850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"word-spacing: 5px;\">Visitors can experience <span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">this new technology <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0\u201cAugmented Reality\u201d at the Natural History Museum, Port Louis during normal opening 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src=\"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/mmc_20210703\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"7\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"\/mmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ADD-FOR-REG-OF-SUPPLIERS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workbook for Museum Day Workshop<br \/>for Kids (4&#8211;8 years old)<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2204\" src=\"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/mmc_20210703\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"7\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"\/mmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Mauritius-Museums-Council-ACT-2000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mauritius Museums Council ACT 2000<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full 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