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SCHOELCHER-MUSARTH MUSEUM

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24, Rue Peynier, 97110Pointe-À-Pitre, Guadeloupe
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2024
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2024

Museum exhibiting objects and works linked to slavery and its abolition, some of which were donated by journalist Victor Schoelcher.

This neoclassical building in colored limestone, whose construction began in 1885, is easy to spot. Set in a courtyard, it is two storeys high, with a yellow façade and blue railings. It was inaugurated on July 21, 1887, Saint Victor's Day and the eve of Victor Schoelcher's 83rd birthday. In honor of this fervent republican, art critic and architect of the last abolition of slavery, July 21 is considered a public holiday in Guadeloupe, with only government offices closed. Victor Schoelcher, a lover of ancient art, donated part of his personal collections to the Conseil départemental de la Guadeloupe in 1883 to create a museum. This was to be the first museum on the island and in overseas France.

Victor Schoelcher's donations were supplemented by deposits from the French state. This mix of heterogeneous objects and works evoking the great Western artistic movements was enriched by objects from the popular arts and traditions of the different regions Victor Schoelcher had visited (Mexico, the Caribbean, Egypt, Senegal...) and from the history of slavery. The works are displayed on three levels of 90m2 each, accessible to people with reduced mobility and wheelchairs.
The Musée départemental d'art et d'histoire is part of "La Route de l'Esclave - Traces mémoires en Guadeloupe". One area is dedicated to temporary exhibitions featuring local contemporary artists.

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comment peut on laisser fermer un musée le week end ? est ce ainsi que l'on peut inciter la population à s'intéresser à la culture?

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