Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Literature museum in Vailima, Western Samoa.
Description
The Robert Louis Stevenson Museum occupies Villa Vailima, a restored mansion featuring five bedrooms and a library. The property also contains the only fireplace built in Western Samoa during that period.
History
The Scottish writer had the house built in 1889 according to his specifications and lived there until 1894. The property opened as a museum in 1994, exactly one century after his death.
Culture
The house displays items from Stevenson's daily life, including a piano and a Rodin sculpture. Visitors can see how the writer and his family lived here, with furnishings and personal objects from that era.
Practical
The grounds are easily walkable and accessible to reach from the main area. From here, paths lead upward to Mount Vaea and to the writer's grave site.
Did you know?
The name Vailima comes from the Samoan language and means water running through vines. The writer chose this name deliberately and designed the house according to his exact vision.
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