Monuments in Mauritius
A little background At the beginning of 1772, Lapérouse left for the Isle of France with his protector Arsac de Ternay who had just been appointed commander general.From there, in April 1773, …
April 2022
One more visit to the museum
On April 20, 2022, a new visit to the Lapérouse Museum was led by the Lapérouse Association. The visit was galvanized by the Ambassador N°186, for groups of families coming from Loire …
Hudson Bay
In 1782, Lapérouse was ordered to undertake a secret mission, which he had helped prepare: to destroy, with a fleet of three ships under his command, the English forts of York and …
First battles
Jean-François de Galaup embarked in March 1757 on the Célèbre in the squadron commanded by Count Dubois de La Motte and sent to the rescue of Louisbourg, on Île Royale. He escaped …
Renovation/beautification of La Pérouse monument
Marc Onetto, member of the Lapérouse Alaska Association and of the Lapérouse France Association, informs us of the progress made on the project to repair the Lapérouse monument in Hawaii. The objective …
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Beginning of the Navy Career
Once his studies were completed, peace had returned to France, and jobs in the Navy were scarce. Lapérouse sailed the French Atlantic coast carrying timber between Bayonne and the shipyards of Rochefort …
Visit of the museum by kindergarten classes
On this first day of April, the kindergarten classes of the Florentin School were guided by the Lapérouse Association to discover the Lapérouse Museum.The children as well as their teachers warmly thanked …
French Explorers– Voyages to Australia)
2022 marks the 250th anniversary of the first French visit to Australian shores. This exhibition explores the people who led those voyages and their achievements and legacies. You might encounter one or …
