La Tèrr’rie D’Jèrri

An exhibition tracing Jersey’s heritage through treasured objects, exploring how living on the island has shaped the lives of its people over millennia.

La Tèrr’rie d’Jèrri - d's histouaithes dé not' Île / Being Jersey - stories of our Island is an exhibition that explores Jersey – a small dot on the world map. But its size belies the breadth of its varied heritage.

The island has been a home, a haven, a paradise, a battleground, a prison. It has been a place of dreams and disasters, of connection and isolation, of vulnerability and strength, of unique creatures and ancient landscapes, of pioneers and tradition. Over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, four million people have been part of its history.

The exhibition celebrates some of the island’s most significant moments and discovers how living here has affected the lives of just a few of those four million. Using some of Jersey’s most special objects as witnesses to the past, it explores how Jersey came to be an island and its people islanders.