National Museum of Vanuatu

The Condominium administration established the Vanuatu Cultural Centre (or "Kaljoral Senta" in Bislama, a Creole language) in 1959 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Its purpose is to "promote, maintain, and preserve the various components of Vanuatu's culture."A must-see when visiting Vanuatu! The Vanuatu Cultural Centre features wonderful artifacts as well as a variety of hands-on exhibits. It is a non-profit organization that seeks to preserve and promote Vanuatu's unique cultures; it is an umbrella organization that comprises the Vanuatu National Museum, the Vanuatu Cultural and Historical Site Survey, the National Library, and the National Film and Sound Unit. Its goal is to document and promote Vanuatu's traditional indigenous cultures in all of its forms, including sand painting, music, land diving, and other customary practices and indigenous knowledge, as well as the country's current arts and music.

The National Museum houses a significant collection of traditional artifacts, ranging from masks and slit gongs to mats and scale models of outrigger canoes, as well as prehistoric shells, fossils, and earthenware, as well as animals and birds from every island. The Museum's collection contains archaeological relics, such as artifacts used by the first people to settle on these islands around 3000 years ago. If you want to buy something special to remember your visit to Vanuatu, go no further than the Museum Shop in the National Museum! All goods are found through their 'Fieldworker' network, which means they are manufactured using traditional methods and materials and come from all throughout Vanuatu.

Location: Rue Dartois, Port Vila, Vanuatu