Blue Penny Museum

The Blue Penny Museum a museum dedicated to history and art of Mauritius, is situated at in , the capital of . It opened in November 2001.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: stamp museum in Port Louis, capital of Mauritius
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel.

Protected area
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is a building complex located in , , the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries. is situated 630 metres northeast of Blue Penny Museum.

Hotel
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Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 200 metres south of Blue Penny Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caudan Waterfront and Port Louis.

Quarter
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Le is a commercial development in , the capital city of . It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel.

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is the capital of , and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the capital city, , in , an independent island in the Indian Ocean. It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864. is situated 3½ km northeast of Blue Penny Museum.

Blue Penny Museum

Latitude
-20.16091° or 20° 9′ 39″ south
Longitude
57.4975° or 57° 29′ 51″ east
Open location code
5HFVRFQX+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 380468499
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q495247
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Tamil—“Blue Penny Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կապույտ Մավրիկիոսի թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “蓝色便士博物馆”
  • Chinese: “藍色便士博物館”
  • Dutch: “Blue Penny Museum”
  • French: “Blue Penny Museum”
  • German: “Blue Penny Museum”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Kayan Tarihi Na Blue Penny”
  • Polish: “Blue Penny Museum”
  • Russian: “Музей Голубого Маврикия”
  • Tamil: “புளூ பென்னி அருங்காட்சியகம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rotunda / Plaza at the Waterfront and Umbrella Square.

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