Musee de la Pagerie
Musee de la Pagerie
3.5
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Empress Josephine, Napoleon's wife, was born and raised at this plantation home.
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Rose C
175 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
Fascinating insight into the Empress of France. Unfortunately everything is in French, but the lady on the desk gave us a thorough tour in English. Toilets on site but no restaurant as advertised. 1-2 hours is plenty of time to walk around. There is plenty of places to eat a picnic.
Pity no cafe/ restaurant..tourists need feeding.
No audio guide or souvenirs to buy. Would have loved a fridge magnet of Josephine. They are missing something. They need to realise 2 euros for oaps is not enough money for a museum . Money needs to be raised to preserve this history!
Pity no cafe/ restaurant..tourists need feeding.
No audio guide or souvenirs to buy. Would have loved a fridge magnet of Josephine. They are missing something. They need to realise 2 euros for oaps is not enough money for a museum . Money needs to be raised to preserve this history!
Written 14 February 2024
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cateyboyle
Hong Kong, China3 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
I really enjoyed this museum, especially its focus on centering the lives of enslaved people. The museum contextualizes Empress Josephine’s family history with the broader history of slavery and plantation labor in Martinique. The archival research on display was rigorous but also accessible to French speakers whether or not they were familiar with the history. Well done, and many thanks to all the staff.
Written 11 May 2023
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photoguy66degrees
Huntington Beach, CA7,431 contributions
Jan 2012 • Couples
This Museum, dedicated to the home site and remains of the birthplace of Josephine, best known as the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, is mostly in ruins (the sugar mill) and a period building which houses photos of the two. It can best be described as "interesting" but of interest to the people of Martinique. I could not recommend that one journey here just to see the site but if you are on Martinique for other purposes, and have an interest in Josephone, this site could be of interest to you.
Written 6 February 2012
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SZ
Covington, KY261 contributions
It's the birthplace of Josephine, Napoleon's first wife. One ruin can be visited from the parking lot and the one intact building is not worth the price of admission. It's sufficient to view it from afar and read about it from any free tourist pamphlet.
Written 21 November 2003
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Marija_Croatia
Croatia70 contributions
Jan 2013 • Family
The setting is great, the garden and the parking are well maintained. The guides were very helpful and spoke French and English. Interesting historical facts about Napoleon's time.
Written 13 January 2013
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J Scott B
Needham, MA179 contributions
Dec 2015 • Couples
5 euros to get in the small museum. All tours are guided and we had a very knowledgeable guide who spoke very good English. This museum is all about Josephine - Bonaparte's empress
Written 19 December 2015
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mandi19732014
Confolens, France92 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
Enjoyed our visit here. The guide seemed to know alot of the history BUT it would have been more enjoyable if maybe part of the tour or videos were in English too. We appreciate we are in France and understand and speak french as best we can but it’s all spoken so fast understanding is difficult.
Maybe just an English leaflet would be good, however, really good value for 4€ each
Maybe just an English leaflet would be good, however, really good value for 4€ each
Written 31 October 2019
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Donald Munroe E
Hamburg, NY75 contributions
Mar 2018
We were underwhelmed by this museum. The tour itself lasted about 20-30 minutes and was moderately interesting. The museum was focused on Napoleonic history and Josephine's life, and is primarily located in the downstairs of the plantation house (the upstairs is not accessible). The ruins of the sucrerie itself are located across the road and can only be viewed from the outside. Because of time constraints, we had to choose between this attraction and "La Savene des Esclaves." I wish we'd opted for the latter. This place is probably best suited for those especially interested in the life and times of Josephine (Napoleon's wife).
Written 27 March 2018
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BOrritt240
Guildford, UK18 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
We arrived in the late afternoon and just caught the last guided tour of the day. The building is very small (as you'll appreciate in advance from the published info); and there is only a small range of exhibits. I recommend doing a little research in advance on the Empress (I simply googled her and read the Wiki entry), because the guide says quite a lot; but the detail is fascinating and bizarre. Thus the transcript of her first husband's final letter, for example (on display here), is all-the-more poignant for knowing in advance his circumstances and predicament. I'm not sure how all this is achievable, however, if you don't understand French. If you're in the area this visit is rewarding; but don't expect more than an hour's material here.
Written 28 February 2014
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wjthmpsn
Memphis, TN39 contributions
July 2018 • Couples
La Pagerie is worth the visit if you are a history buff, but don't expect to be visiting Josephine's home (just the foundation remains). The ruins of the sugar mill are interesting to see. The tour of the museum was, unfortunately, only available in French when we visited (so I had to do some interpreting!), but was very informative and detailed.
Written 26 July 2018
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histoire de Josephine sur wikipedia : " En 1788, elle retourne à la Martinique voir si elle peut améliorer sa situation .La Révolution qui éclate en 1789, et qui touche l'île à partir de 1790, l'incite à regagner la France fin 1790 et Paris où son mari occupe maintenant la situation très en vue mais dangereuse de président de l'Assemblée constituante. "
permettez moi de dire que ce fut une mauvaise idée qui failli lui couter la tete ,mais la fit Imperatrice .....quel destin ....
Written 28 June 2018
Why is there no specific street address given for this attraction? It's a difficult neighborhood to navigate (especially if one does not speak French.) A street address that worked with Google maps or iMaps would be super helpful!
Written 24 December 2016
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When you get off the ferry at Trois-Ilets there is a Tourist Department kiosk nearby, they may help u, they speak English. The plantation is a little too far to walk. We were short of time, so we took a taxi. The plantation is on the countryside. I don't think they have any kind of public transportation. Now, with a bicycle, it u can manage to get one, and a map from the Tourist kiosk, it maybe doable. No idea where u could get a bicycle.
Written 26 December 2016
Patrice K
Paris, France
bonjour Intéressé par l'origine créole de Joséphine, j'envisage d'ouvrir un restaurant parlant de ses origines créoles de ses habitues culinaire durant son enfance. Que pouvez vous me dire sur sa jeunesse et ce qu'elle aimait manger ce qu'elle a rapporté de son île vers la métropole.
Written 4 June 2015
Bonjour,
Je ne puis mlheureusement pas vous aider dans ce domaine.
Pourquoi ne pas aller "visiter" le site du musée ou encore celui
de Rueil Malmaison où Joséphine de Beauharnais ( de son vrai nom
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie ) est enterrée ....
si ma mémore est bonne.
Bonnes recherches & bien cordialement
Written 6 June 2015
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