Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture Trust Fund

20/04/2026

Sega Day – Atelier Sega Tipik

As part of Sega Day, an Atelier Sega Tipik was held last Friday at the Floréal Youth Centre which brought together around 30 youngsters in a dynamic space of transmission and cultural engagement. Participants were introduced to the rhythms, movements, and deeper meanings of sega; understood not only as performance, but as a living heritage rooted in history, memory, and resilience.

This initiative was jointly organised by the Ministry of Arts and Culture and the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture.

We invite you to discover the highlights of this meaningful encounter through these images.

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Dan kad Sega Day, Atelie Sega Tipik ki ti fer Vandredi dan Floréal Youth Centre finn rasanble apepre 30 zenn dan enn lespas vivan pou transmisyon ek partaz kiltirel. Bann partisipan finn dekouver ritm, mouvman ek sinifikasion sega.

Sa aktivite-la ti organize an kolaborasion avec Minister Ar ek Kiltir ek Sant Nelson Mandela.

Nou invit zot pou dekouver bann moman for atraver sa bann foto-la.

18/04/2026

La Tour Koenig Open Days – A Living Heritage Experience

We have been truly encouraged by the numerous visitors who came today to discover the historic site of La Tour Koenig, in the context of the International Day for Monuments and Sites.

Throughout the day, families, students, and heritage enthusiasts engaged with this important landmark.

We warmly invite those who have not yet had the opportunity to visit to join us tomorrow, Sunday 19 April 2026, and experience this unique site.
🕘 Open until 16:00 hrs

Come and reconnect with history, explore the site, the exhibitions and be part of this collective celebration of our heritage.

📍 La Tour Koenig – Zourne Port Ouver lor Sit Patrimwann

Nou finn bien kontan trouv kantite dimounn ki finn vini azordi pou dekouver La Tour Koenig, dan kad International Day for Monuments and Sites.

Depi b***r, bann fami, zenn ek amater patrimwann finn pran letan pou vizit sa plas istorik-la, enn lespas memwar, refleksion ek transmision nou listwar kolektif.

👉 Pou bann ki pa ankor vini, nou invit zot dimans 19 Avril 2026
🕘 Ouver ziska 16:00

16/04/2026

16/04/2026

Dan kad Zourne Internasional bann Moniman et Sit, nou invit zot pou bann ‘Open Days’ dan La Tour Koenig sa samdi 18 ek dimans 19 Avril 2026.

📍 La Tour Koenig
📅 Samdi 18 & Dimans 19 Avril 2026, 10er ziska 3er tanto.

In the context of the International Day for Monuments and Sites, you are warmly invited to the Open Days at La Tour Koenig on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April 2026.

Discover a significant heritage site where history, culture, and memory converge. Bring your family and friends for a meaningful journey through the past, and engage with the stories that have shaped our collective identity.

📍 La Tour Koenig
📅 Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 April 2026, 10 00hrs to 15 00hrs

26/03/2026

A ⁠United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, has been adopted despite pushback from Europe and the United States.

At a UN General Assembly (UNGA) vote on Wednesday, 123 countries supported the resolution, which ⁠is not legally binding but carries political weight, while three opposed it, including the US and Israel, and 52 abstained, including the United Kingdom and European Union countries.

Ghana said the resolution ⁠was needed because the consequences of slavery, which saw at least 12.5 million Africans abducted and sold between the 15th and 19th centuries, persist today, including racial disparities.

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, a key architect of the resolution, said the resolution’s passing was “a route to healing and reparative justice”.

“The adoption of this resolution serves as a safeguard against forgetting … Let it be recorded that when history beckoned, we did what was right for the memory of the millions who suffered the indignity of slavery.”

SOURCE: Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/un-passes-resolution-naming-slave-trade-gravest-crime-against-humanity

05/03/2026

🎨 Nou invit zot pou vinn vizit ekspozision: “Esclavage : Réparations ek Restitisyon”

Sant Nelson Mandela pou Kiltir Afrikin, an kolaborasion avek National Art Gallery, invit piblik pou dekouver enn ekspozision artistik ki reini travay 25 artis Morisien.

Atraver bann kreasion kontemporin, ekspozision-la propoz enn refleksyon lor memwar, listwar ek kestyon lazistis.

📅 Ekspozision ouver ziska Mardi 31 Mars 2026
🕘 Lindi ziska Vandredi
⏰ 09:00 – 15:30
📍 Lespas Lar – La Tour Koenig

Nou atann zot pou vinn dekouver sa lespas refleksyon kot lart, memwar ek listwar zwenn ansam.

🎨 You are warmly invited to visit the exhibition: “Slavery: Reparations & Restitution”

The Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture, in collaboration with the National Art Gallery, invites the public to discover this contemporary art exhibition bringing together the works of 25 Mauritian artists.

Through artistic expression, the exhibition offers a reflection on memory, history, and questions of justice, while highlighting the contribution of enslaved people and their descendants to the building of Mauritian society.

📅 Open until 31 March 2026
🗓 Weekdays (Monday to Friday)
⏰ 09:00 – 15:30
📍 Lespas Lar – La Tour Koenig

We look forward to welcoming you to this space where art, memory, and history meet.

03/03/2026

Ouvertir Expozision: “Esclavage : Réparations et Restitution”

Seri foto – Louvertir ofisiel ekspozision

Parski lar permet exprim seki parol pa kapav dir. Li ouver dialog ek refleksion. Li permet nou repans lepase, pa dan enn lozik fixasion memwar, me dan enn dinamik konpreansion ek transformasion.

Photo series – Official Opening of the Exhibition

03/03/2026

Ouvertir Expozision: “Esclavage : Réparations et Restitution”
Trwaziem Seri foto – Louvertir ofisiel ekspozision

Bann 25 artis ki zot travay reini dan sa expozision pe akonpli enn zes for.

Kree, li enn akt ki permet repare. Prodir enn œuvre lor sa memwar douloure, li deza enn manier partisie dan prosesis gerizon.

Lar transform soufrans an langaz, silans an lexpresion, fraktir an dialog. Li permet enn experians katartik, individiel ek kolektif.

Photo series – Official Opening of the Exhibition

03/03/2026

Ouvertir Expozision: “Esclavage : Réparations et Restitution”

Deziem Seri foto – Louvertir ofisiel ekspozision

Photo series – Official Opening of the Exhibition

03/03/2026

Ouvertir Expozision: “Esclavage : Réparations et Restitution”

Seri foto – Louvertir ofisiel ekspozision

Lexpozision-la rasanble travay 25 artis morisien. Li ouver enn lespas dialog ant lepase ek leprezan, ant listwar ek la kreyasion kontemporin. Li kass silans bann arsiv, li donn enn lavwa a bann ki pa ti kapav koze ek li ede a enn meyer afirmasion identiter.

Enn moman for, ranpli ar respe ek sinbolism.

Photo series – Official Opening of the Exhibition

These photos capture the official opening of the exhibition “Slavery: Reparations & Restitution.”

In the presence of distinguished guests and dignitaries, this symbolic moment marked the beginning of a collective reflection on memory, justice, and recognition through artistic expression.

A powerful and meaningful occasion.