U.S. Embassy Sponsors Exhibition on Ile de La Passe at the National History Museum in Mahebourg

August 20, 2008

Ambassador Cesar Cabrera and Minister of Arts and Culture Mahendra Gowressoo looking at the artifacts found on Ile de la Passe guided by Diana Bablee (far left), Chairperson of the National Heritage Trust Fund, with Dr. Geoffrey and Mrs. Francoise Summers on the right.

Ambassador Cesar Cabrera co-launched an exhibition on Ile de la Passe with Minister of Arts and Culture Mahendra Gowressoo at the National History Museum in Mahebourg. The event was organized by the National Heritage Trust Fund.  The exhibition was launched on a very symbolic date as August 20th marked the anniversary of a bloody naval victory inflicted on the British by the French in 1810 known as the “Battle of Grand-Port.”  The exhibition as well as archeological and architectural works carried out on the islet benefited from the U.S. Embassy’s support, through the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation. More than one hundred and fifty guests attended the launching of the exhibition including students from neighboring secondary schools. The exhibition is scheduled to move to the Mauritius Institute ina few months, and thereafter it will be on display in schools and local centers around Mauritius.

(Ambassador Cabrera's Remarks)


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