Musée Historique du Sénégal à Gorée Historical Museum - Ílle de Goré, Senegal - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

In this plaque at the entrance we can see that belongs to an UNESCO heritage place and the history:

FR: "Le Musée Historique du Sénégal se situe dans l'ile de Gorée. Il est consacré à l'histoire du Sénégal, de la préhistoire à nos jours. Il est le prolongement de l'ancien Musée Historique de l'AOF, aménagé par l'IFAN en 1954 dans la Maison Victoria Albis. L'édifice fut construit entre 1852 et 1856, peu avant la fondation de Dakar, sur des plans du capitaine du génie Pinet-Laprade. D'abord appelé « Batterie du Nord », le fort prit ensuite le nom de Jean d'Estrées, le vice-amiral français qui avait repris l'île aux Hollandais en 1677. Pendant près d'une centaine d'années, le fort n'eut jamais à repousser aucune attaque, avant de prendre part à la défense de Dakar, en septembre 1940. Finalement désarmé et démantelé en 1950, il fut transformé en annexe de la prison de Dakar. En 1977, la prison fut elle-même désaffectée et l'édifice transformé en musée. Son inauguration eut lieu en 1989, à l'occasion de la commémoration du cinquantenaire de l'IFAN."

EN:"The Historical Museum of Senegal is located on the island of Gorée. It is devoted to the history of Senegal, from prehistory to the present day. It is an extension of the former AOF Historical Museum, fitted out by IFAN in 1954 in the Maison Victoria Albis. The building was built between 1852 and 1856, shortly before the founding of Dakar, to plans by engineer captain Pinet-Laprade. First called "Batterie du Nord", the fort then took the name of Jean d'Estrées, the French vice-admiral who had recaptured the island from the Dutch in 1677. For nearly a hundred years, the fort never had to repel any attack, before taking part in the defense of Dakar, in September 1940. Finally disarmed and dismantled in 1950, it was transformed into an annex of the Dakar prison. In 1977, the prison itself was decommissioned and the building transformed into a museum. Its inauguration took place in 1989, on the occasion of the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of IFAN."

Group that erected the marker: ONU / Ile de Gorée Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Íle de Gorée Gorée, Dakar Senegal URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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