Artizan Lamer: Dive into our maritime heritage

The Blue Penny Museum, the cultural arm of the MCB Group dedicated to promoting art and culture in Mauritius, is proud to announce the Artizan Lamer exhibition.
This free exhibition, open to the public from 28 November 2025 to 2 March 2026, offers an immersive journey into our maritime heritage and a chance to meet those who, for generations, have lived and worked with the ocean: our artisanal fishermen.

Our Commitment to Sustainability

Between hand-carved pirogues, patiently woven nets, and traditional tools of the past, this exhibition pays tribute to the gestures, traditions, and faces that represent the richness of our coasts. But it is also a heartfelt plea: in the face of climate change and the loss of our marine biodiversity, how can we preserve this memory? How can we continue to listen to the sea, as our elders once did? Because we are a small island, every wave matters—and every action too. This initiative is directly linked to our purpose, Success Beyond Numbers, reminding us of our collective responsibility to protect our oceans and preserve the heritage that connects us to them. This duty of remembrance, and this tribute to all the Artizan Lamer who have cared for our lagoons and the Indian Ocean, is essential.

Save the Dates!

Throughout December to February, the museum will come alive with several activities, including:

11 December: Basket-trap making workshop

12–13 December: Bis La Mer https://www.reefconservation.mu/education_bislamer)

19 December & 28 February: Pirogue-building workshops

28 January: A Talk with the Our Heritage Foundation(OHF) https://ourheritage.foundation/our-team) and the Ministry of Fisheries

7 February: Demonstration of traditional fishing techniques

Discovering Artisanal Fishing

The exhibition places a strong emphasis on exploring artisanal fishing, a world where gestures, techniques, and traditions have been passed down for centuries. It seeks to highlight the expertise of our fishermen, considered not only an ancestral practice but also a genuine form of artistic expression and an essential element of cultural heritage.

The exhibition pathway explores how this activity, deeply rooted in the lives of coastal communities, has inspired many artists over time. From poetic depictions of fishing scenes to ethnographic studies, the exhibition illustrates how art has been nourished by this intimate relationship between humans, the sea, and its resources.

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