Uvea Museum Association

Uvea Museum Association
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LocationMata Utu, Wallis and Futuna
TypeMilitary museum
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/Uvea-Museum-Association-837279249955017/

Uvea Museum Association is a private museum on the island of Wallis, in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna.[1] Located in the Mata Utu shopping centre,[2] it is arranged thematically,[3] and visits are by appointment only.[1] The museum was founded by Eric Pambrun and Christophe Laurent.[4]

1943 color movie of a Wallisian dance called Faka Niutao

Its collection comprises objects that reflect the history of the island in the Second World War.[1] The collection also includes the first 16mm film shot on the island, which records a faka Niutao dance in 1943.[4] Several objects in the collection have been donated by American veterans who served on Wallis.[4]

The museum has loaned objects from its collection to other institutions. Notably, a 1942 Coca-Cola bottle left behind by American troops during their occupation of the island was lent to Musée du Vivant-AgroParisTech.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Uvea Museum Association - Tourisme à Wallis et Futuna". wallis-futuna.travel. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. ^ a b Paris, Guillaume. "Un partenariat culturel avec Wallis et Futuna - AgroParisTech". www2.agroparistech.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  3. ^ Bernard Klein, La lettre d'Histoire-Géographie October–November 2009, No. 4
  4. ^ a b c Mayer, Raymond; Nau, Malino; Pambrun, Eric; Laurent, Christophe (2006). "Chanter la guerre à Wallis ('Uvea)". Journal de la Société des Océanistes (in French) (122–123): 153–171. doi:10.4000/jso.614.

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