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NEWSLETTER Information Exchange in the Caribbean July 2012 MAC AGM 2012 ISSUE 8 NEWSLETTER Information Exchange in the Caribbean July 2012 MAC AGM 2012 Plans are moving ahead for the 2012 MAC AGM which is to be held in Trinidad, October 21st-24th. For further information please regularly visit the MAC website. Over the last 6 months whilst compiling articles for the newsletter one positive thing that has struck the Secretariat is the increase in the promotion Inside This Issue of information exchange in the Caribbean region. The newsletter has covered a range of conferences occurring this year throughout the Caribbean and 2. Caribbean: Crossroads of several new publications on curatorship in the Caribbean will have been the World Exhibition released by the end of 2012. 3. World Heritage Inscription Ceremony in Barbados Museums and museum staff should make the most of these conferences and 4. Zoology Inspired Art see them not only as a forum to learn about new practices but also as a way 5. 2012 MAC AGM to meet colleagues, not necessarily just in the field of museum work but also 6. New Book Released in many other disciplines. In the present financial situation the world finds ´&XUDWLQJLQWKH&DULEEHDQµ 7. Sint Marteen National itself, it may sound odd to be promoting attendance at conferences and Heritage Foundation buying books but museums must promote continued professional 8. ICOM Advisory Committee development of their staff - if not they will stagnate and the museum will Meeting suffer. 9. Membership Form 10. Association of Caribbean MAC is of course aware that the financial constraints facing many museums at Historians Conference present may limit the physical attendance at conferences. This should not 11. Ocean Project Requests prevent personal development and to meet this need, by the end of this year for Grant Proposals the Secretariat will have posted articles and publications on the MAC website, 12. Upcoming Events and accessible to MAC members. Latest News Of course we would welcome as many of you at the MAC Annual General Meeting in Trinidad, October 21st-24th. Costs are kept as low as possible to encourage the largest number of attendees. We believe that the papers that are to be presented not only offer continued development for staff but also meeting fellow professionals can lead to exchange of ideas and may ignite MAC is an organization to partnerships at all levels. help Museums and Museum professionals in the This is the MAC Membership newsletter, so to make sure it is up to date and Caribbean. It relies on the contains all the news from the region, please submit any information you membership to direct and wish to be included to Nigel Sadler at [email protected]. help the elected Board who If you wish not to receive the newsletter or wish other email addresses to do all the work voluntarily. receive the newsletter please email Nigel Sadler. This is YOUR organization and the more the The newsletter can also be downloaded from the MAC website: membership help, the more www.caribbeanmuseums.com active MAC can be. PAGE 2 MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN Caribbean: Crossroads of the World In an unprecedented collaboration organised by El Museo del Barrio with the Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem, CARIBBEAN: Crossroads of the World, an ambitious and trailblazing exhibition, will highlight over two centuries of rarely-seen works from the Haitian Revolution (c. 1804) to the present. The show features more than 400 works including painting, sculpture, prints, books, photography, film, video and historic artifacts from various Caribbean nations, Europe and the United States. Transcendent in scope, CARIBBEAN: Crossroads of the World examines the exchange of people, goods, ideas and information between the Caribbean basin, Europe and North America, and explores the impact of these relationships on the Caribbean and how it is imagined. This NYC-wide endeavour, supported by a major grant from MetLife Foundation, opened in the midst of the Caribbean-American Heritage Month, observed in the United States during the month of June. This exhibition will offer a compelling and dramatic exploration of the Caribbean and its Diaspora. Using a variety of objects from the collections of distinguished international institutions and archives, the exhibition will explore the transformation experienced by the region from the late eighteenth century on. Drawing upon new research of the last decades conducted in the United States and abroad, the project will advance understanding of the Caribbean as a crossroads for the modern world within the Western hemisphere. It will break new ground in areas of scholarship that have been neglected, such as the intense and complex dialogue between the Caribbean and the United States. Furthermore, it will address a series of themes inspired by geopolitical, ethnographic, historical and cultural events that have influenced the way the Caribbean looksͶand the way it is imagined. Several institutions, including the Americas Society, Bronx Museum and Nathan Cummings Foundation, among others, will mount related, concurrent exhibitions throughout New York City. Among the many featured artists are Janine Antoni, John James Audubon, Jean Michel Basquiat, David Bade, Myrna Báez, Alvaro Barrios, José Bedia, Ernest Breleur, Agostino Brunias, José Campeche, Tony Capellán, Esteban Chartrand, Jaime Colson, Winfred Dania, Edouard DuvalCarrié, Sandra Eleta, Paul Gauguin, Félix González Torres, Enrique Grau, May Henríquez, Winslow Homer, Hector Hyppolite, Yubi Kirindongo, Wifredo Lam, Hugo Larsen, Mark Latamie, Norman Lewis, Elvis López, Edna Manley, Leo Matiz, Isaac DĞŶĚĞƐĞůŝƐĂƌŝŽ͕ŶĂDĞŶĚŝĞƚĂ͕:ĞƐƷƐ͞ƵďƵ͟EĞŐƌſŶ͕ Ebony G. Patterson, Amelia Peláez, Marcel Pinas, Camille Pissarro, Ryan Oduber, Francisco Oller, Armando Reverón, Arnaldo Roche Rabell, We have to dream Enrique Grau, Mulata Cartagenera, 1940. Courtesy Museo Nacional de Colombia, 2249 in blue (Hay que soñar en azul), 1986. Arnaldo Roche Rabell and Ernesto Salmerón. Collection of John Belk & Margarita Serapion, courtesy of Walter Otero Gallery DĂƌŐĂƌŝƚĂŐƵŝůĂƌ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨůDƵƐĞŽĚĞůĂƌƌŝŽ͕ŶŽƚĞƐ͗͞ůDƵƐĞŽĚĞůĂƌƌŝŽŝƐǀĞƌLJƉƌŽƵĚƚŽďĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐ groundbreaking research into the artistic heritage of a region that scholars have too often overlooked. With our visionary collaborators, we are expanding our understanding of the region. The rich history of the Caribbean and its ŐůŽďĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚŝƐĂƐƚŽŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚǁĞůŽŽŬĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĂƌƚƐ͘͟ ͞tĞ͛ǀĞĞŵƉůŽLJed a polyphonic perspective to deal with a huge archipelago that it is as diverse and complex as New zŽƌŬŝƚLJ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ͕ƚŽŵĂŶLJ͕ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚĂƌŝďďĞĂŶĐŝƚLJ͕͟ƌĞĨůĞĐƚƐWƌŽũĞĐƚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌůǀŝƐ&ƵĞŶƚĞƐ͘͞&ŽƌƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƚŝŵĞ ever, this project will examine the impact of Africa, South Asia and Europe on the visual culture of the Caribbean, including painters that were part of the Impressionists and Surrealists in France, to homegrown schools recovering ƉŽƉƵůĂƌƚƌĂĚŝƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐƚLJůĞƐ͙dŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ will realize how intertwined the Caribbean and American ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐƚƌƵůLJĂƌĞ͘͟ Find more information here: http://caribbeancrossroads.org/about/exhibition/ MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN PAGE 3 World Heritage Inscription Ceremony in Barbados On the afternoon of June 13th at the Garrison Savannah, Barbadians celebrated the InscripƚŝŽŶĞƌĞŵŽŶLJĨŽƌ͞,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ƌŝĚŐĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƚƐ'ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ͟ĂƐĂhE^KtŽƌůĚ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞWƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘ The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, presented the Inscription Certificate to the Prime Minister, thus formalising the Inscription of ͞Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison͟ as a World Heritage Property. A number of dignitaries from UNESCO and CARICOM attended this national function. Bokova commented: ͞The site we celebrate today also bears witness to the countless traditions and exchanges between the free and enslaved members of a ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞŵƵůƚŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁŚŝĐŚĐƌĂĨƚĞĚƚŚĞƌŝĐŚƌĞŽůĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŶŐůŽƉŚŽŶĞĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͙͘,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ Bridgetown is a place for memory and for learning. It is a solid place on which to build a more just and sustainable future where the dignity and rights of all women and men command full respect. This message, I believe, carries special meaning for the people of Barbados, but it is also a universal message͘͟ In addition to the unveiling of the official plaques and the presentation of the inscription certificate, the 4:30 pm ceremony also featured a cultural presentation. Performances showcased iconic groups whose roots date back over a century and are representative of Barbadian culture: the Royal Barbados Police Force Band, the Zouave Band and the Barbados Landship. Also included in the programme were presentations by the Pinelands Creative Workshop, popular ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞƌƐDŝŐŚƚLJ'ĂďďLJĂŶĚZƵƉĞĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ƚ͘>ĞŽŶĂƌĚ͛ƐŽLJƐ͛ŚŽŝƌ͘ Three plaques, which will highliŐŚƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĂůůƌĂĐĞƐŝŶĂƌďĂĚŽƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŝůůďĞ strategically placed to show the designation of the World Heritage Property. Hon. Stephen Lashley, The Culture Minister said: ͞dŚĞǁŽƌĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂƋƵĞƐǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶĂĐĐŽƌdance with a brief description of the Universal Value of the World Heritage Property. These plaques would be adorning the site, showing the perimeters of the property and ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞŵĂƉƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂƌŽƵŶĚ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƌŝĚŐĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƚƐ'ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶ͘͟ He also stated that the World Heritage Property would help to broaden offerings, not only to visitors looking for more than sun and sea, but to Barbadians who have shown significant interest in the initiative. ͞tĞǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽ compliment the level of interest we are seeing among Barbadians. Our schools and indeed those teachers
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