Handover Ceremony of Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP): “The Project for Improvement in Accessibility of People with Disabilities and Elderly at the Intercontinental Slavery Museum”
2024/9/10
Address by Ambassador KAN
Unveiling of Plaque
Handover of the lift
The lift acquired through the GCGP
Museum tour scene
Group photo
Interview scene
On the 10th September 2024, the handover ceremony for the Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP) was held at the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) in the presence of Hon. Avinash Teeluck, Minister of Arts and Cultural Heritage, H.E. KAN Masahiro, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mr. Jean Maxy Simonet, Chairperson of ISM Mauritius Ltd, other members of ISM and the Embassy, as well as other relevant stakeholders.
Under “The Project for Improvement in Accessibility of People with Disabilities and Elderly at the Intercontinental Slavery Museum”, the museum received a grant of 48,505 euros, or approximately 2.3 million rupees, to introduce step-free access at the museum through the acquisition of one lift.
As the background of this project, the building was renovated from a military hospital, which is one of the oldest buildings in Mauritius and is highly significant in the history of slavery, as it was constructed by enslaved people in 1740. However, there was a challenging for the visitors, especially people with disabilities and elderly people, to access the museum since there were only narrow and steep staircases in the three-storey building.
The ISM is now able to offer greater accessibility to all the visitors, providing more opportunities to explore, study, share and transmit the histories of slavery in the Indian Ocean region.
MBC — ’34:28~：
https://mbcradio.tv/article/le-journal-t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9-%E2%80%93-septembre-10-2024
Under “The Project for Improvement in Accessibility of People with Disabilities and Elderly at the Intercontinental Slavery Museum”, the museum received a grant of 48,505 euros, or approximately 2.3 million rupees, to introduce step-free access at the museum through the acquisition of one lift.
As the background of this project, the building was renovated from a military hospital, which is one of the oldest buildings in Mauritius and is highly significant in the history of slavery, as it was constructed by enslaved people in 1740. However, there was a challenging for the visitors, especially people with disabilities and elderly people, to access the museum since there were only narrow and steep staircases in the three-storey building.
The ISM is now able to offer greater accessibility to all the visitors, providing more opportunities to explore, study, share and transmit the histories of slavery in the Indian Ocean region.
MBC — ’34:28~：
https://mbcradio.tv/article/le-journal-t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9-%E2%80%93-septembre-10-2024