Place · Darboussier & Mémorial ACTe
Mémorial ACTe
A large memorial museum of the slave trade and slavery on the old sugar-factory site: two hours indoors, a good midday choice.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 90–120 min
- p95 180 min
- Price
- on site
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Darboussier & Mémorial ACTe: painful
- Getting there
- Car or walk to the memorial entrance
- Mostly indoors
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Time on site
Minimum
60min
Worthwhile
90min
Typical
120min
p95
180min
Opening days and last admission are not printed until verified; check the official site before you go.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Car or walk to the memorial entrance
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- School groups and cruise days are busier; go at opening.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- low
Bailouts
heat
Memorial entrance hall (AC)
fatigue
Memorial entrance hall (AC)
Nearest rescue anchor: B — Memorial entrance hall (AC) (field-verify)
Red lines
- Quiet and respectful behaviour; ask before photographing displays.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaDarboussier waterfront80 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterDarboussier & Mémorial ACTe210 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterPlace de la Victoire & cathedral580 m · 9 min walk
- ClusterMarché Saint-Antoine & the north streets620 m · 10 min walk
- Sleep areaAround Place de la Victoire900 m · 15 min walk
- ClusterBergevin ferry terminal & harbour1.1 km · 18 min walk
Sources
- officialMémorial ACTe (official)
- secondaryWikivoyage — Pointe-à-Pitre