Government House Museum To Open Soon

Contact: Rose Marie Harris

Thursday, September 6, 2001 – Saint Lucians will soon have an opportunity to learn more about the history of Government House, the Governor-General’s official residence, when the newly established Government House Museum opens its doors to the public.

During a media tour on Wednesday, Governor-General, Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy, explained why she decided to set up the museum which will also be marketed as a tourist attraction. “I think a nation needs a memory, it needs a collective memory, it needs an institutional memory and this initiative is my contribution to that preservation of our heritage, our history,” she said.

Among the displays will be portraits of the governors and governors-general of Saint Lucia dating from the British colonial era.

Head of the Museum Committee, Eileen Paul, said the museum will be open to the public on special days. “We will also be able to market (the museum) to tourism officials here  so that this will be another attraction to encourage visitors to come to our shores,” she added.

Mrs Paul disclosed that there are plans for the establishment of a National Museum Foundation as the umbrella body for all the museums on the island. “Again, all in the interest of preserving what we have on the island and looking at the whole heritage aspect of what we have so that the generations to come will have something to be proud of,” she explained.

The establishment of the Government House museum was supported by the Saint Lucia Nature Tourism Programme, businessman Michael Chastenet, and the Saint Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC).

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