National Archives Department

National Archives Department

Two collections of the National Archives Department have been inscribed on the Memory of the World Register of UNESCO on 25 May 2023:

  • The archival collections on the Bienheureux Père Jacques Désiré Laval – The Apostle of Mauritius
  • The Slave Trade and Slavery Records in Mauritius (1721 – 1892)

International Archives Day 2024

In this context the National Archives Department has adopted  the theme declared by the International Council on Archives (ICA) which is ”Cyber Archives”

On this occasion a training programme in the field of  ”AI, Digital Technology and Archives ” is being organised to empower the officers of National Archives Department

About Us

One of the oldest archives in the southern hemisphere, the National Archives of Mauritius is a public body operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage. Although it originated during the French period, its functioning as an official institution, was proclaimed in 1815, during the British administration