Écomusée de Martinique, Heritage museum in Rivière-Pilote, Martinique.
The Écomusée de Martinique occupies the former Ducanet distillery, closed in 1924, at Pointe Figuier near the hamlet of Poirier, beside Anse Figuier beach in Rivière-Pilote. Created in 1993 and made a regional establishment in 1998, it presents the island's history through objects, reconstructions and models, from Amerindian prehistory and slavery to colonial crops. A Saladoïd (Arawak) site found here enriched the collections with pre-Columbian remains.
The museum opened in 1993 in the former Ducanet distillery, which had closed in 1924, and became a regional establishment in 1998. Excavation of a major Saladoid (Arawak) site at Anse Figuier added pre-Columbian remains to the collections.
The second floor displays a recreated 1950s Creole home interior showing how families arranged their living spaces and used household objects in daily life. Walking through these rooms gives you a sense of how people actually lived during that era.
The museum closes at midday on Saturday and Sunday, reopening at 2 pm, while Tuesday to Thursday it stays open from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm without a break. Friday closes at 5 pm. It sits at Pointe Figuier by the hamlet of Poirier, beside Anse Figuier beach in Rivière-Pilote.
The museum grounds hold the Anse Figuier archaeological site itself, a Saladoid (Arawak) settlement, and the excavated pre-Columbian remains found there were added to the collections. The building is the former Ducanet distillery, shut in 1924. The museum is listed among the UNESCO Slave Route memory sites in the Caribbean.
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