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Cultural heritage connects people to their history and creates bonds between the diverse communities, providing the basis for national integration, unity and prosperity.

The Seychelles Heritage Foundation welcomes you to its website. This website is the ideal platform to showcase and promote different aspects of Seychelles cultural heritage and to encourage Seychellois across the world to embrace and celebrate their culture. The site also offers information and news about the functions, mandate, programmes and activities of Seychelles Heritage Foundation.

We look forward to public participation and engagement through our website in the hope of developing greater interest towards the promotion and protection of our cultural heritage assets.

Benjamine Rose (Ms.)
Chief Executive Officer

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Did you know?
On the 28th December of 1915, a law came into force that required all owners of coconut trees from which toddy is extracted to pay a license of Rs.10 for five trees or under and Rs.500 for over a hundred trees or over. The license was valid for a period of six months.
On the 30th May of 1928, paper currency was introduced in Seychelles. The denominations of the currency notes were of fifty cents, one rupee. All the notes bore the signature of the governor.
On 13th March of 1917, the Messageries Maritimes Company informed the government of Seychelles that its ships would discontinue its services to the colony as from the 1st of April of 1918.
On the 27th September of 1994, the National Assembly passed a bill which allowed the Islamic society of Seychelles to be constituted into a corporate body. There were about 700 followers of the Muslim Faith in Seychelles. A mosque was opened in 1982.
On the 10th August of 1907, the building known as the Government Powder Magazine erected on Government Grounds (La Poudriere) became a Government bonded warehouse for the storage of explosives.
On the 26th July of 1926, the Governor in Executive Council enforced regulations that made it unlawful for any person to transport or remove coconut leaves from Mahe to any part of the Colony. This was to prevent other places in the colony from being infected with scale insects that had affected coconut plantations on Mahe.
On the 10th of January 1963, a group of four American technicians arrived in Seychelles to carry out a preliminary Survey for a possible site for a satellite tracking station. They decided to build the station at La Misere.
On 20th March of 1876, Venns Town, situated at Capucin at Sans Souci was officially opened. It was an educational institution for the children of liberated slaves. It was established by the Christian Missionary Society and named after Henry Venn (1796-1873) an Anglican evangelist. The institution closed in 1889. It was on the 20th March of 1972 that the popular viewing lodge was opened when Queen Elizabeth II visited the site.