This is he national museum, but it sure lacks maintenance.
Some good exhibits of fish, reconstructed dodo etc. apart from that, nothing much.
If you are visiting Port Louis you can visit this place.
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Natural History Museum
Jardin de la Compagnie, Port Louis, Mauritius
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Ranked #13 of 15 attractions in Port Louis
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Founded in 1880, this museum features an exhibit of the popular Dodo, the flightless bird that has been extinct since the end of the 17th century, and......
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Founded in 1880, this museum features an exhibit of the popular Dodo, the flightless bird that has been extinct since the end of the 17th century, and a vast library collection of more than 50,000 books.
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The Natural History Museum is based next to Company Gardens in Port Louis. Its the oldest museum in Mauritius.
Its a rather fusty museum whose most famous exhibit is is a reconstruction of a Dodo from the only complete skeleton in existence.
It also contains other collections of birds, reptiles and marine creatures. Some of the birds such as the...
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