Gendarmerie Museum

Created in 1963, the National Gendarmerie Museum in Moramanga traces the entire history of Malagasy representatives from their origins. The choice of conservatory location was not random. It was built in the city where the bloody events of 1947 took place, having led to the long process of independence of the island. Its galleries contain, among other things, period materials dating from the 1880s, a rich collection of old photographs and armaments of the country's gendarmes from the pre-colonial era to the 21st century. These age-old objects testify to the evolution of the techniques, equipment and practices of the Malagasy police and military authorities in carrying out their task.

Collections revealing the police reality in Madagascar

The artifacts are divided into five distinct sections of the Museum. The first section, Allee des Canons, contains a rich collection of light and heavy artillery, the oldest of which were used during the heyday of Malagasy royalty. You will find batteries of the era of Radama I, offered by the British, French cannons of the twentieth century and artillery from the foundries of Jean Laborde, used in the mid-nineteenth century.
The second section presents the integral history of the Gendarmerie, through a wonderful assortment of uniforms, period photographs, press articles and rifle wrecks. The third gallery exhibits many exhibits, confiscated during the operations of the Gendarmerie: homemade weapons, counterfeit banknotes, prohibited substances, etc.