New exhibition to explain history of Jersey

An exhibition exploring the history of Jersey will open next week in St Helier.

The exhibition at Jersey Museum uses a series of objects to help illustrate key moments from the island's past - from the Ice Age mammoth to the experience of living through the German Occupation.

It is called "La Tèrr’rie d'Jèrri – D’s histouaithes dé not'Île", in the island's traditional language, Jèrriais, which translates as "Being Jersey – Stories of our Island".

Louise Downie, from Jersey Heritage, said: "We've used the most special objects in our collections as witnesses to our past, exploring how we have come to be an island and islanders."

The exhibition uses a series of objects to help illustrate key moment's from the island's past

She said months of hard work had gone into the "beautifully-lit" exhibition that replaced the previous permanent exhibit, Story of Jersey, which closed in October 2023 after more than 30 years.

The exhibition features poetry and folk stories in Jèrriais, as well as three new artworks, including Our Hands, a sculpture and performance piece which tells the story of Jersey's witch trials.

Mrs Downie said the new exhibition featured an "exciting mix of familiar stories told in a different way or from a different angle and new stories that have not been shared before".