We visited the Natural History Museum on 10 May 2022. I specifically wanted to see the dodo exhibition and it was totally worth the effort of visiting the museum. Best of all, there is no entry charge. A fascinating museum featuring many interesting animals, insects and fish, and, of course, the dodo exhibition. Make sure you visit the Natural History Museum when you are in Mauritius.

Don't miss this iconic museum of Mauritius to see one of the last rare Dodo skeletons and learn about extincted national bird. To tribute the bird, there is a own hall with a variety of display pieces. Further more you learn about the not-extincted animals in the sea, on the land and on the sky. Sometimes the presentation is a little bit old fashioned but mad with passion for detail The entry is free of charge.

If you want to learn about Dodo and how human impact is often devastating for the environment this is a place to visit. For free.

Fantastic museum with free entrance and a welcoming cool interior. It is housed in a lovely old building and displays birds, sea creatures, insects, etc and of course the Dodo exhibit. There are many interesting facts to discover and there is a sitting area outside under the shady trees.

An ok place to visit that needs some updating and modernisation to keep visitors engaged. Other government sanctioned museums are in better conditions than this place, so it would be great if they are able to update here as well. The one interesting area was a section dedicated to the dodo where you can find a near-full skeleton of the dodo whilst also providing some insight into the history of the dodo and research into finding remains. Overall, this is a relatively short visit with the dodo skeleton as its highlight.

Recently renovated and updated with many more exhibits than before - this place deserves much more recognition and praise for their innovation and step forward in modern times (there was no air conditioning before). Large specimens are put forward much more boldly and it shows!

Museum in Port Louis. Here you can learn about the dodo 🦤 and see some representations. It's free!

(Translated by Google) Closed now and opens after a month, according to the guard (Original) مغلق الان ويفتح بعد شهر حسب كلام الحارس

Free entry. Older exhibits, but otherwise good

Some of the exhibits are getting old, but it is still worth seeing. The exhibition about the dodo is interesting. Admission is free.

AN EDUCATIONAL PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT THE FAUNA IN MAURITIUS ABOUT THE DODO AND THE MARINES DIVERSITIES

Very informative, entry is free

Nicely surprised by the Dodo Museum which happens to be not only about the dodo. My memories about this museum goes back to when i was still in primary school and it was the only visit i did there. Going back with the family visiting the island i must say it's worth the detour and very enjoyable for adults and kids! A must-see!

It was great at the ground floor there is the ecosystem of earth including sea creatures that are extinct,rare insects dodos and many more and at the second floor there is world war 1 and 2 specimens

Had a good experience. Nice for children even adults to learn about dodo and other things. Very interesting

Schönes kleines Naturkunde Museum. Sehr schön das es Eintritt frei ist.

If you are in port Louis, visiting the museum is a must. It's free of charge and not time consuming if you only walk around the museum. Items in the gift shop are interesting and quite affordable. The museum is clean and relaxing.

(Translated by Google) Free museum, very well supplied with lots of animal specimens. Too bad, shop closed while there was a large number of staff. The explanations are only in English. (Original) Musée gratuit, très bien fourni avec beaucoup de spécimens animales. Dommage, boutique fermé alors qu'il y avait un grand nombre de personnel. Les explications sont uniquement en anglais.

Der Eintritt ist hier frei! Und man kann den rekonstruierten Dodo anschauen. Tolle Sache.

Very nice renovated museum ...

It is a free museum and exhibits about the natural history of Mauritius, including the dodo bird!

A must-visit for all those who are captivated by History, Nature as well as artefacts in general. My attention was especially drawn to the section dedicated to the World War and the stories of the Mauritians who served therein. Unbelievable and totally enchanting!

Interesting but needs renovation

Dodo history as well as skeletal of Dodo with other native animals. Extremely well presented

Free entrance for all. A lot to discover about the Dodo and a few stories about Mauritius as well.

A small natural history museum that offers a small insight into the fauna, but overall focuses more on the dodo. The exhibition on the first floor about the First and Second World Wars is also very informative. Admission is free.

The museum is closed until further notice. One has to go to the door to find out. There is a park right in front; It is not very well cared for, but it has interesting flora. This makes the trip a not so important waste of time.

Nice and free museum. You can see the fauna and flora of Mauritius and above all, a room is dedicated to sleeping with the only whole skeleton. (That’s what we came for). On the other hand, it should be given a fresh and clean look because the animals seem to be full of. dust and have had their day... Too bad

Interesting place that you can visit for free

Nice and well maintained place...very interesting place...

Great Dodo exhibit. Very nice posters explaining the history of the Dodo.

(Translated by Google) Pretty colonial building that houses a museum. (Original) Hübsches Kolonialgebäue das ein Museum beherbergt.

(Translated by Google) Exhibits other than Dodo birds are also on display. It makes me think about environmental issues. (Original) ドードー鳥以外の事もしっかり展示している。環境問題など考えさせられる。

Having museums in Mauritius is crucial and this museum is filled with interesting collections. It would be nice to modernize the place a bit and have maybe interactive screens and headphones to learn more. A guide would be an add-on also. The place does need better curating.

Interesting place, two expositions. On the first floor, the fauna of Mauritius, on the second - I and II World's wars. Free entrance.

(Translated by Google) Interesting visit, a pity that the explanations are only in English except those concerning the dodos. (Original) Visite interessante, dommage que les explications soient uniquement en anglais excepté celles concernant les dodos.

(Translated by Google) They couldn’t get inside, because it closes at 15.30! But nearby there is an amazing park with mangroves, which may have been preserved since the time when the whole island was overgrown with such a forest. This is a magical experience. I would like to visit such a forest. (Original) Во внутрь попасть не смогли, т.к. он закрывается в 15.30! Но рядом есть удивительный парк с мангровыми деревьями, которые, возможно сохранились еще с того времени, когда весь остров был заросшим таким лесом. Это волшебное впечатление. Хотелось бы побывать в таком лесу.

Just renovated in july 2019

(Translated by Google) Plastic fish is not that great. Despite all this gives an overview of their sizes. A very talkative guard can answer your questions. (Original) Les poissons en plastique c'est pas terrible. Malgré tout cela donne un aperçu de leurs tailles. Un gardien très bavard peut répondre à vos questions.

Excellent

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History

Nice!

Really interesting

Very nice

Very Instructive

A small museum with remains of the Dodo birds bones. Free entry.

Very interesting esp for the kids

Natural beauty

good place for natural history buffs. very informative about the dodo for kids. free entry.

Very interesting and great job for the changes! Interactive for kids and very nice with the background music for each zone.

A great places to spend a spare hour!

I loved all the pictures and details about each endemic animals

So much about history, nature and aquatic animals. Would like to go over again. Serene and amazing place to be ❤️

Interesting place to visit with the recent new setup. However, can improve on visiting hours to have more visitors at night and improve with light effects will make it even more fabulous.

Free entrance..Nice and interesting place

It's isn't too bad, I'm surprised to see we don't have much on the dodo section, although we have dodo relics around the world

Very interesting,but the dodo animation didnt work.but the kids loved it

Is open again as of 14th august 2019 after major renovation. Visited the museum today. Realy liked it. Especialy the new display of the collection on the dodo looks great and as a lot of new information. (Note: The museum website wasn't updated yet today but the museum has been reopend and the dodo exhibits have return here)

Been years that I visited the musuem and I got the opportunity to roam about again to day and also there was a stamp exhibition on site...... I would gladly invite those interested in stamps ..FDC ..mini sheets to pop in as it will be a highly educational event for them.

The museum was ok. I really liked the 1st floor museum where you get to know more about mauritian people who were involved in war. I really liked the display of the soldier statues and other things

What a lovely little museum to take the kids. It is free of charge. We all learnt a lot

Should have been way better... not enough about our history and culture. From end to end it's a mere one hour walk, I feel sorry for the tourists. Even my kids asked me that's it?

Today i went to Port Louis with some friends. The museum's entrance is free. We wanted to visit some of the museums and visiting the national history museum was fun as we enjoyed our time. Although we didn't go there to learn new things, we spent approximately 30 minutes visiting the place and reading about the origin of so many animals in Mauritius( extinct and endemic). We jokingly took the pictures of the bugs and the quantity of the insects were astonishing. (Sorry if you are disgusted by the picture)

Its really great that places like this exist. But you need to manage your expectations. The museum is free to enter but much smaller than I expected. It is essentially just 3-4 rooms on the ground-floor of the building. It was quiet when we visited on a Saturday morning. We spent less than 30 minutes here. There's a gift shop and we'd have loved to support the museum by purchasing some items, but unfortunately it was locked up - possibly they had gone to lunch.

Small but really nice and of course the Dodo exhibition highlight. Don't forget the war museum super display of Mauritian participation in WW2 It's free too!

Interesting, especially for kids. They learn about animals, birds and insects. For adults, they learn about our island in the past.

Very interesting specially for kids going to school learning about the birds and Dodo.

Genuine

No parking facility for visitors

This is a fabulous and seriously underrated gem of a museum. And it's free! Yes, it's small (as noted by the guide books) but packed full of amazing birds, fish, shells, insects, and of course, The Dodo Gallery. Everything you could ever want to know about this quirky, extinct bird and the only complete unique skeleton of it in the world. Would highly recommend for a 30 - 45 minute viewing if you are visiting Port Louis, or Mauritius in general.