Musee de Bourail

A small, yet very interesting, museum

This is a great little museum, 'out in the wops' as New Zealanders would say, a long way from Noumea. As I drove up here I was thinking of how apt the name "Grande Terre" - literally, "Large Land" is...

Historical displays

Nice historical building with a small number of displays. Includes a real guillotine. Features colonial settlement and WW2 NZ and Aust involvement displays. There was a large NZAF military base near b...

Great way to learn about the region

Great exhibitions of local history and life of the people in the Bourail region with exhibit descriptions in both English and French.

Great local museum with information in English

I had nominated the Musee de Bourail as one of the places to visit in the area. I always think it's good to see how the locals describe themselves and their history. The first thing to check for is...

Really enjoyed this short visit

Quaint museum with a lot of charming touches. It has its own information centre housed within with many brochures on bourail so regardless of the museum it’s a good stop as well as selling local honey...