Part 3. Guess who La Ville en chantier exhibition Case 12, Camp de la Transportation, 22 June 2018 Saint Laurent du Maroni did not exist as a… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt3”
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Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt2
Part 2. The musée du bagne 21 June 2018 The museum at the Camp de la Transportation in Saint Laurent du Maroni is housed in a small… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt2”
The vestiges of the distillery
Saint Maurice A good friend of mine from Saint Laurent du Maroni visited the site at Saint Maurice in Summer 2017. This is the former site of… Read more “The vestiges of the distillery”
Site visit #8. Plage de Yalimapo (Les Hattes)
18 June 2018 Part 1. The geography of the bagne With a view of understanding the extensive geography of the bagne, on Monday we headed to Awala-Yalimapo, a… Read more “Site visit #8. Plage de Yalimapo (Les Hattes)”
Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt1
Part 1. A la recherche des vestiges… Journée nationale de l’archéologie Centre d’Interprétation Architecture et Patrimoine (CIAP) Camp de la Transportation, Saint Laurent du Maroni, 15 June… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt1”
Site visit #5. 54 rue Madame Payé
Cayenne, 13 June 2018 54 rue Madame Payé in the centre of Cayenne, is an annex to the Musée des Cultures Guyanaises at No 78. No 54… Read more “Site visit #5. 54 rue Madame Payé”
Site visit #4. Îles du Salut
10 June 2018 Restricted Access. Some reflections. Tourism is often presented as a means of galvanising a community through economic development and, where tangible heritage is concerned,… Read more “Site visit #4. Îles du Salut”
sketches 3.
Bagne des Annamites, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 9 June 2018 Up until now the plans I have drawn have tended to focus on the organisation of a museum space as… Read more “sketches 3.”
Site Visit #3. Bagne des Annamites
Bagne des Annamites, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 9 June 2018 I made it to Cayenne last Wednesday having spent the previous week in Ho Chi Minh City. I flew to… Read more “Site Visit #3. Bagne des Annamites”
sketches 2.
Musée Franconie, Cayenne, 7 June 2018 For this plan of the section of the museum dedicated to objects related to the bagne, I used a ruler. I find… Read more “sketches 2.”
Cartes postales du bagne 