National Museum of Vanuatu
The National Museum of Vanuatu is located in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It specializes in exhibits relating to the culture and history of this group of islands in the South Pacific.- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM—12:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: Museum in Port Vila, Vanuatu
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Vila Central Hospital and Iririki.
Port Vila Central Hospital
Hospital
Port Vila Central Hospital is a rural general hospital in Efate, Vanuatu, near the capital of Port Vila. Situated on a hillside overlooking the lagoon, it has over 200 beds and 6 full-time doctors, with four wards—medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity. Port Vila Central Hospital is situated 530 metres northeast of National Museum of Vanuatu.
Iririki
Islet
Iririki is a privately owned island resort located in Mele Bay, Port Vila, the Capital of Vanuatu. The resort is Vanuatu’s most famous and known throughout the world for also being the country’s best.
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur
Church
Photo: Gérard Janot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur is a modern Catholic cathedral in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is the seat of the Diocese of Port-Vila. The church is dedicated to the sacred Heart of Jesus. Bishop Jean Bosco Baremes has served as Bishop of Port Vila since 2009. Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur is situated 1¼ km north of National Museum of Vanuatu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Vila and Pango.
Port Vila
Photo: eGuide Travel, CC BY 2.0.
Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu. Vanuatu's largest town, with some 50,000 people, it lies on the south coast of the island of Efate in the province of Shefa, right in the middle of the archipelago.
Pango
Village
Pango is a community located on the southern coast of Efate, Vanuatu. It is considered peri-urban and is located seven kilometers away from Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. The name Pango was given by early Samoan missionaries who arrived in the 1840s. Pango is situated 4½ km southwest of National Museum of Vanuatu.
National Museum of Vanuatu
- Categories: national museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Shefa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-17.74532° or 17° 44′ 43″ southLongitude
168.31747° or 168° 19′ 3″ eastOpen location code
5VJC7838+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1208562570OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1835708
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“National Museum of Vanuatu” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վանուատուի ազգային թանգարան”
- Croatian: “Vanuatski nacionalni muzej”
- Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van Vanuatu”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Vanuatuo”
- French: “musée national de Vanuatu”
- French: “Musée national de Vanuatu”
- French: “Musée National de Vanuatu”
- German: “Nationalmuseum von Vanuatu”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Vanuatú”
- Latin: “Museum Nationale Vanuatuanum”
- Latin: “Museum Nationale Vanuatuense”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de Vanuatu”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Vanuatu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Archives and National Library and Parc Saralana.
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