THREE exhibitions offering glimpses into the Island’s history opened at the Jersey Museum on Monday night.
The Bailiff, William Bailhache, officially opened the Jersey Heritage displays in front of more than 100 Islanders including Chief Minister Ian Gorst and Lieutenant-Governor General Sir John McColl.
The JEP exhibition, held to mark the newspaper’s 125th anniversary, is a snapshot of the picture archive, which stretches back nearly 100 years, which includes more than 1.5 million images and tells the Island’s story through both world wars and beyond.
The Celtic coin hoard exhibition has also been extended owing to its popularity.
It was set up after Islanders Reg Mead and Richard Miles discovered the 70,000-item treasure trove in 2012, which is the largest find of its type ever made in Jersey.
Finally, the work of surrealist artists Marcel Moore and Claude Cahun has also gone on display.
The step-sisters, who were born as Suzanne Malherbe and Lucy Schwob, were also lovers and their work gained a cult following in the early 20th century.
The pair moved to Jersey in 1937 and were imprisoned during the Occupation for acts of defiance against the Germans.
Mr Bailhache, who told the audience that he was a fan of the Temps Passé section in the JEP, which revisits stories and images from the past, said he was delighted to open the exhibitions.
Speaking to the crowd, he said: ‘Those of us who enjoy looking at Temps Passé, like I do every day, will take special pleasure at looking at this exhibition.’
‘The pictures show changes in Jersey’s political, economic, structural, social and dress code over the years, from the 1920s to today.
‘It is tremendous the JEP have made the archive available.’
He added: ‘The focus this year for the coin hoard exhibition is on the what, where, when, who and how questions.
‘It is great that this has brought so many people together.’
- The JEPs Your Story, Our History: 125 Years through a Jersey Evening Post Lens is open until 30 December.
- The exhibitions Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore: A Life Defiant and the Treasure: Uncovering the Hoard run until 6 September.
