Seashell museum
World of Seashells
Bel Ombre · Savanne
AI-generated imageWorld of Seashells, in Bel Ombre, displays 8,000 specimens from 1,500 species gathered from seas across the globe. The collection, presented as the largest in Africa, is the work of a passionate Mauritian who inherited it from his parents and never stopped adding to it.
What sets it apart
Every hue, size and texture sits side by side. The displays explain what shells have meant through history, to people and to the creatures that once lived in them. A small laboratory invites children to design their own shell.
Highlights
- 8,000 specimens from 1,500 species
- A family collection
- A laboratory for children
Good to know
- An indoor visit, worth keeping for a rainy day on the south coast.
Getting there
In Bel Ombre, on the south coast.
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