Landmark· Nuku Hiva· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Rose Corser Museum (Taiohae)
8° 55.0′ S · 140° 6.5′ W
A small private collection of Marquesan artefacts assembled by Rose Corser, the American who founded the original hotel on the west side of the bay.
Practical
Coordinate is the OpenStreetMap 'Musee de Rose Corser' node beside Pension He'e Tai Inn on the west side of the bay. The official brief (2023) calls it the Enana Museum, founded by American Rose Corser, with sculpture and crafts from across the archipelago; open 7:30am-11:30am Mon-Fri, with a museum guide booklet for sale. Noonsite (May 2026): can be visited some mornings at 10am, with advance notice if possible. A 2020 crew found it closed each time they passed. Rose Corser also sold a Nuku Hiva guidebook at her shop (2017).
Best for
A quiet hour with Marquesan artefacts
Nearby
- He'e Tai Inn Restaurant (Rose Corser's, Taiohae)Right here
- Keikahanui Pearl Lodge (Taiohae)0.1 NM away
- Mokai Bar Happy Hour (Le Nuku Hiva by Pearl Resorts)0.1 NM away
- Melville Monument (Taiohae)0.2 NM away
- Marquesas Cyclone-Season Refuge (Taiohae)0.4 NM away
- Marquesas Puddle Jump Arrival Season0.4 NM away
- No-No Sand Flies (Nuku Hiva Beaches)0.4 NM away
- Nuku Hiva Anchorage Quotas and Boater Rules0.4 NM away