Tahitian Pearl Museum

If you come to Tahiti, don’t forget to visit the Pearl Museum privately owned by Robert Wan, access is free and open from Monday to Saturday from 9:30am to 5:00pm it is closed on Sunday and holidays. They also offer private guided visit in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Japanese. It must be booked in advance, five days prior to your visit with a minimum of 2 persons.

It is located next to the Robert Wan “Tahiti Perles” jewelry store near the famous landmark “Paofai Protestant Church” on the waterfront “Boulevard Pomare” in Papeete.

You’ll learn about the Tahitian pearl history and legends, admire arts made from pearls and mother-of-pearls.

A must see not to miss!

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Pacific research aims to boost pearl farms’ fortunes

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Research is paving the way for more profitable and environmentally friendly black pearl farming on the atolls of the South Pacific islands where production has taken a dive.

A recent special issue of Marine Pollution Bulletin took stock of the current knowledge and future research needs for improving the sustainability of French Polynesia’s black pearl trade.

Popularly known as ‘Black Gold’ or ‘Tahitian Treasure’, black pearls are French Polynesia’s second largest economic resource after tourism.

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