- Ikheli: Vimba A, Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis, Mauritius
- Ifoni: +230 210 81 76
- Iwebhusayithi: www.bluepennymuseum.com
Isiqhingi esimangalisayo saseMauritius asinamabhishi amhlophe kuphela, amahlathi ashisayo nezindawo zokubhuka ezinhle, ingenye yezindawo zokuvakasha lapho i-museum yezitembu nezokuthunyelwa zivulekile.
Uphi lapho?
I-Mauritius Postal Museum (iMauritius Postal Museum) itholakala enhloko-dolobha yesiqhingi sasePort Louis ngasemngceleni wamanzi i-Kodan. Isakhiwo lapho i-museum ikhona khona ngokwayo iyisikhumbuzo samasiko nesizinda, njengoba sakhiwe ngekhulu le-18 leminyaka. Ekuqaleni senza umsebenzi wesibhedlela somuzi, namhlanje sinezinqwaba zama-philatelists nsuku zonke futhi kubhekwa njengefa lezwe laseMauritius.
Yini ethakazelisayo ngeMauritius Postal Museum?
Emnyuziyamu zigcinwa embukisweni owawusempumalanga yentuthuko yevisi yokuposa ye-Mauritius, kanye nezitembu, ezithandwa ngabaqoqi abavakashele. I-Mauritius Postal Museum ivula umgubo womlando mayelana nokuthuthukiswa kweposi, abasebenzi bayo, ucingo kanye nehhovisi le-telegraph. Lo mboniso uhlukaniswe izingxenye ezintathu:
- I-Philately Hall, emele inkathi yekoloni phakathi no-1968-1995. kusukela ngosuku lokuzibusa kwesiqhingi kuze kufike isisekelo semyuziyamu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona uchungechunge lwezithombe mayelana namahhovisi amadala okuposa kanye nemikhumbi yeposi.
- Ihholo lesibili ligcina izinto zokuposa zesikhathi esifanayo: imishini ye-telegraph, ifenisha kanye nezikali zokuposa, amawashi kanye nezitembu ezihlukahlukene zeposi, insignia kanye nendlela yabasebenzi beposi kanye nezinye izinto eziningi ezinsukwini zakudala.
- Ihholo lesithathu linikela emhlabeni wonke amamodeli kanye namamodeli wemikhumbi, izitimela kanye nama-locomotives abambe iqhaza ekuthuthukiseni i-mail, amashadi olwandle namaphepha. Umbukiso omncane ohlukile wezilwane ezigxiliwe nezinto ezinikezela umbono wezilwane zasendle zaseMauritius.
Ngezinye izikhathi emnyuziyamu kunemibukiso yesikhashana exhunywe ngeposi. Kukhona isitolo sekhumbuzo emnyuziyamu lapho ungathenga khona, ngaphandle kwememorabilia ejwayelekile, i-albhamu yeposi kanye nezitembu.
Iyini imyuziyamu edumile?
Ngokuthakazelisayo, igama lesibili lemyuziyamu yi-"Blue Penny" iminyuziyamu, kusukela isitembu esidala kunazo zonke futhi esabizayo kunazo zonke "i-Blue Penny (Mauritius)" igcinwa ezindongeni zesikhungo: usuku lokukhululwa ngalo ngo-September 21, 1847.
Umkhiqizo wesibili odume yi "Pink Mauritius".
Bobabili abathengi bathengwa eS auction eSwitzerland ngo-1993 yizinyunyana zamabhange aholwa yiBusiness Bank yaseMauritius, oyisungulo se-museum yeposi, ngo-$ 2 million. Ngakho-ke, le mikhiqizo yabuyela ezweni lakubo ngemva kweminyaka engu-150.
Lokhu kuvezwa kubonisa amakhophi amamaki angabalulekile, njengoba iziqalo zivikelwe ngokucophelela futhi zigcinwe emiphumeleni eyingozi yemini, azivami ukuletha emphakathini. Singasho ukuthi yonke iminyuziyamu yenzelwe izimbukiso ezimbili ezingabalulekile.
Ungavakashela kanjani umyuziyamu?
I-museum isebenza ngezinsuku zamasonto kusukela ngo-9: 00 ukuya kwesigamu ezine, kanti ngoMgqibelo kusukela ngo-10: 00 kuya ku-16: 00. Ithikithi elidala libiza ama-rupee angu-150 aseMauritiya, izingane ezineminyaka engu-8 kuya kwengu-17 ubudala kanye nabantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-60 ubudala - ama-rupe angu-90, izingane ezincane kunazo zonke zikhululekile.
Ungakwazi ukufinyelela emnyuziyamu ngebhasi ukuya e-Victoria Square stop.
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