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.

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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 , sculpture, prints, books, photography, film, video and historic artifacts from various Caribbean nations, Europe and the . 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 .

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

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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 , 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/

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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 who continue to use the fact that we have moved to an Inscription Ceremony to heighten the interest of our students in relation to our history. There is lots of history in Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison. It tells a story of our past and the story of who we are. This Inscription Ceremony really is meant to crown that and to celebrate a particular point in our ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚ/ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽƵĚŽĨ͘͟

Photographs of the event can be found at: http://williamstjamescummins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/historic-bridgetown-receives-its-world.html

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Zoology Inspiring Art By Mike G. Rutherford, Curator of the UWIZM

One of the aims of The University of the West dŽĂĚĚƚŽƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚǁĞŚĂĚŵLJ͛ƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ĂƌĞƚŝƌĞĚ Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM) is to art teacher, going around giving people helpful encourage as wide a range of people as possible advice on how to get the most from their visit. to come and visit. We get a good variety of Amy enjoyed the visit so much that she has asked visitors ranging from preschoolers doing projects to be allowed to come in one Saturday a month on bugs to foreign researchers searching for new along with anyone else who is up for it. species hidden amongst the collections. But as well as the scientifically minded visitor I also try dŚŝƐǁĂƐŶ͛ƚƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨĂƌƚŝƐƚŝĐŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƚŝŽŶŝŶ to encourage the artistically minded. the museum. Over the last two years there have ďĞĞŶƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͛ƐĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ With this aim in mind I suggested that the Creative and Festival Arts dropping in as part of inaugural outing of the Trinidad and Tobago their 3-D modelling course. &ŝĞůĚEĂƚƵƌĂůŝƐƚƐ͛ůƵď;dd&EͿŶĞǁůLJĨŽƌŵĞĚƌƚ Group should be to the museum. Amy Deacon, This allowed them to get a look at real animals, the group leader, jumped at the chance and so which helped them much more than just looking at on the 14th April this year 20 members and photos in a book or online ever could. Some of the guests of the TTFNC came to the UWI St. models produced were so realistic that I hoped the Augustine campus in Trinidad. I showed the students would donate them to the museum; group around the two rooms in the UWIZM, one unfortunately none of them could be persuaded to containing the specimens in spirit, skeletons and part with their creations (yet!). other dried objects and the other room filled with 30,000 pinned insects. Pretty soon For the museum, this sort of endeavour can lead everyone had found something of interest and to all sorts of interesting outcomes. Increased eventually we had several people sketching a visitor numbers is an obvious one ďƵƚ/͛ǀĞĂůƐŽ giant centipede and a seastar, one lady been offered help with getting high quality photographing the butterflies, a couple of photographs of some of the specimens and I hope members using pastels to draw beetles, painters that in time the museum will host its first art show working with nautilus shells and horseshoe crabs with some of the creations it helped to inspire. and many people being inspired by the various skulls.

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Trinidad To Host the 2012 MAC AGM Update on Trinidad AGM - By Mike G. Rutherford

The next MAC AGM and conference, planned for October 2012 in Trinidad, is coming together nicely. Potential talks include The /ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨWƌŽƉĞƌŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂDƵƐĞƵŵ͛Ɛ Emergency Plan by Nigel Sadler, Cataloguing the Angostura Ltd. Barcant Butterfly Collection by Kenneth Ceaser, Cataloguing the Natural History Collections of UWI by Mike Rutherford, An introduction to BRAHMS (Botanical Research and Herbarium Management Systems) by staff from the National Herbarium and many more.

As well as the museum side of things, we hope to introduce the National Museum and Art Gallery, Trinidad delegates to the wide range of culinary delights that await them in Trinidad. The cuisine here has been influenced by many cultures such as the Indians, Amerinidians, Europeans, Africans, Creole, Chinese and Lebanese. Popular snacks and dishes include doubles, roti, pholourie, shark and bake, corn soup, souse and geera pork, all of which are generally smothered in a variety of sauces dominated by the hot pepper sauces beloved of all Trinidadians!

The island tour for the last day of the conference is also shaping up nicely. First on the itinerary is a visit to the Angostura Distillery; this tour includes a look at the secrets behind the world famous Angostura Bitters, a visit to their museum which looks at the history of the company as well as housing an amazing collection of Trinidad butterflies donated by Malcolm Barcant and a tour round the rum Mike Rutherford, one of the organisers for making facilities followed by a tasting session. Next we will head south the 2012 AGM, at work in the University of to visit the Indian Caribbean Museum and learn more about the the West Indies Zoology Museum history of Indo-Caribbeans and then nearby we will visit the Temple in the Sea at Waterloo and the 85 foot tall Hanuman murti statue, which is reputed to be the tallest Hanuman statue outside of India. We will finish off the day with a visit to the Caroni Swamp where the delegates will go on a boat tour through the mangroves to watch the beautiful ƐĐĂƌůĞƚŝďŝƐĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŽƌŽŽƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŶŝŐŚƚ͘dƌŝŶŝĚĂĚ͛ƐŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůďŝƌĚĐĂŶ be found in large numbers in the swamp along with many other species of animals including tree boas, silky anteaters, caiman and mangrove oysters.

With so much to experience in Trinidad we hope that, if time allows, many of the delegates will spend a few more days exploring what the island has to offer. If anyone wants to find out more about Trinidad then visit the website http://www.gotrinidadandtobago.com/ or contact me at [email protected].

Please add the following dates to your diary: MAC AGM 21st - 24th October.

For the latest news on the AGM please visit the MAC website: www.caribbeanmuseums.com The swamps will be included in the tour of Trinidad

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New Book Released: Curating in the Caribbean This volume brings together a wide range of authors, all of whom were born and/or work in the Caribbean, who were invited to contribute essays which explore the current curatorial drive within the Caribbean. The theme of curatorship is considered in its broadest context, and encompasses many different projects and initiatives aimed at ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐĂƉůĂƚĨŽƌŵĨŽƌƚŚĞǀŝƐƵĂůĂƌƚƐ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐǀŝƐƵĂůĂƌƚ͚ǀŝƐŝďůĞ͛ďLJďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐŝƚƚŽĂǁŝĚĞƌĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚďƌŽĂĚĞŶŝŶŐ the critical discussion around it.

Contents David A. Bailey: Foreword; Allison Thomson: Introduction José Manuel Noceda Fernández (): Islands in the SunͶCaribbean Art in the 1990s; Claire Tancons (Guadeloupe): Curating Carnival? Performance in Contemporary Caribbean Art; Barbara Prézeau Stephenson (Haiti): Haiti NowͶ The Art of Mutants; Sara Hermann (): Unconscious Curatorships; Krista A. Thompson (Bahamas): How to Install Art as a Caribbeanist; Winston Kellman (Barbados): The Invisibility of the Visual Arts in the Barbadian Consciousness; Jennifer Smit (Curaçao): Curating In Curaçao; Dominique Brebion (Martinique): Act Locally and Think Globally; Veerle Poupeye (Jamaica): Curating in the CaribbeanͶChanging Curatorial Practice and Contestation in Jamaica.

David A. Bailey, Alissandra Cummins, Axel Lapp & Allison Thompson (Hrsg.) Curating in the Caribbean 184 pages 46 illustrations 115 x 180 mm Paperback with thread-stitching English Design: Anja Lutz ISBN 978-3-941644-32-8 EUR 15,00

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Sint Maarten National Heritage Foundation On Friday May 18th, the Sint Maarten National Heritage Foundation and the Sint Maarten Museum, celebrated /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůDƵƐĞƵŵĂLJϮϬϭϮ͘dŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƐĐŚŽŽůƐŝŶƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌǁĞƌĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽǀŝƐŝƚƚŚĞŵƵƐĞƵŵ͛Ɛ͞KƉĞŶ ĂLJ͟Ăƚ&ƌŽŶtstreet 7 in Philipsburg between 10. a.m. and 6.00 p.m. where entrance was free! The extended opening hours provided the opportunity for residents who would have been unable to attend as they were at work.

Visitors explored the exhibitions on Sint MaartĞŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ŐĞŽůŽŐLJ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͕ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞƐĂŶĚǁĞƌĞĂďůĞ to see donated artifacts received over the last year. The shop of course was an attraction with its arts and crafts from local, Caribbean, South American and African artists, history and poetry books and reproductions of antique maps.

The Foundation used the day also to call for new donations of old books, postcards, traditional clothing, photographs, old utensils, music instruments or other items that locals no longer use. The Foundation is hoping that any new ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌŝƐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐĚĂLJǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĞdžŚŝďŝƚƐĂŶĚŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞďLJĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞ͞ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ͟ŽĨ Sint Maarten!

The day was also used to thank those that had already donated items to the collection and to show appreciation for the input of the island government, the board and museum volunteers for their efforts to keep the museum open and the Heritage Foundation alive!

Elsje Bosch, Director St. Maarten Museum, together with friends of the artist

This beautiful watercolour depicting museum artifacts was donated by Dutch artist and illustrator Ria Commandeur out of appreciation and gratitude for assistance rendered to her during her visit in 2008.

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ICOM Advisory Committee Meeting dŚĞD^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌŝĂƚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŚĞDŽĂƌĚĂƚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ/KDĚǀŝƐŽƌLJŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞŵĞĞƚŝŶŐ held in in the month of June. New members of the Advisory Committee were noted, and this included the fact that MAC had a new President in Cyril Saltibus.

Under ICOM Membership the fee is based on financial basis of the country and there are 4 categories of fees. Below is the data extrapolated from membership figures representing the Caribbean islands in 2011.

These figures arĞŶŽƚďĂĚďƵƚŝŶĨĂĐƚŝĨŝƚǁĂƐŶ͛ƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŽŵŝŶŝĐĂŶZĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƵďĂ͕ǁŚŽďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵŵĂŬĞƵƉ nearly 85% of the Individual members, the ICOM presence would be very low. For MAC to have any real influence in ICOM it needs to have representatives from the Caribbean. This means either in the National Committees, International committees or the Regional Alliances. Unfortunately from the statistics presented, there are very few ICOM members based in the Caribbean.

What are the benefits of joining ICOM? Apart from access to a wide range of museum professionals, there are bursaries available for ICOM members. They are more likely to be given out to members from the poorer countries (those in membership category 3 or 4). The most common application for bursaries is to attend the ICOM Triennial General Conference and MAC would recommend members join ICOM to apply for bursaries to attend the ICOM Rio conference in 2013.

At the meeting there was a presentation of the new collaborative platform - Icommunity. This is just phase 1. Phase 2 should be completed by end of 2012 and phase 3, by beginning of 2013. Icommunity is a platform within the ICOM website that allows museum professionals to communicate with each other, to promote events etc.

The theme for International Museum Day (IMD) 2014 and 2015 were also chosen. After voting, the Advisory Committee will be recommending to the Executive Committee that the theme for 2014 should be Museum Connections Make Connections (proposed by ICOM Barbados) and for 2015 should be Museums for Sustainable Society.

IMD for 2016 will be the same as the theme that will be chosen by the host of the 2016 Triennial General Conference and after presentations from Milan, Moscow and Abu Dhabi to host the 2016 Triennial Conference. The Advisory Committee voted to recommend to the Executive Committee that Milan be the host of the 2016 Triennial Conference.

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Association of Caribbean Historians Call for Papers The 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians will be held in Ambergris Caye, Belize, from Sunday, May 12th to Friday, May 17th, 2013.

Information about how to propose either an individual paper or a panel (along with the forms for each) is posted online at the ACH website http://www.associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org (look under "Annual Meeting"). We had a record number of new presenters at the 2012 Curaçao conference, a trend we hope will continue.

More information about proposed conference topics and information about the ACH prizes (including the Elsa Goveia Book Prize and the Gould-Saunders Memorial Endowment Travel Fund Award) appear online as well under "Prizes and Fellowships."

In the meantime, please consider joining us in Belize in 2013, and remember that all proposals are due to the ACH Secretary-Treasurer by October 1st, 2012.

Sincerely yours,

Michelle Craig McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer Association of Caribbean Historians

Follow Up to Haiti Earthquake Digital Library of the Caribbean On January 12th 2010 Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7 The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a earthquake. The Haitian government has reported that cooperative digital library encompassing resources at least 316,000 were killed during or immediately after from and about the Caribbean and the circum- the earthquake. Caribbean. dLOC, as it is also known, provides electronic access to digitized versions of Caribbean In the early days the priority was to rescue those cultural, historical, legal, government and research trapped and provide for those left homeless and materials in a common web space with a injured. multilingual interface, to serve an international community of scholars, students and citizens.

During the following months, one of the jobs was to The collections speak to the similarities and carry out assessments on the condition of historic differences in histories, cultures, languages and buildings, monuments, museums and museum governmental systems. They include newspapers, collections. One of the leading agencies in this effort photographs, archives of Caribbean leaders and was the Smithsonian Institution from the USA. governments, official historical documents, and historic and contemporary maps. Their team was led by Richard Kurin and the work carried out by the Smithsonian in partnership with their Content can be browsed by several criteria: ,ĂŝƚŝĂŶĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐŚĂƐŶŽǁďĞĞŶƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚŝŶ͞^ĂǀŝŶŐ creators, geographic, partner collections, ,Ăŝƚŝ͛Ɛ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ͘ƵůƚƵƌĂůZĞĐŽǀĞƌLJĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞ publishers, subjects and titles. Recently added ĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞ͘͟ content ranges from B&W photographs of public buildings held by the National Archives of Haiti The book can be purchased from the Smithsonian, but from 1918 to 1945, to the latest issue of the there is also a free downloadable version of the Guantanamo Bay Gazette, published by the U.S. publication at: http://haiti.si.edu/book.html Naval Base.

More information is available at www.dloc.com. The book gives a fascinating insight into the efforts made in Haiti.

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The Ocean Project Requests for Grant Proposals The Ocean Project advances ocean conservation in partnership with zoos, aquariums, and museums (ZAMs) around the world. It provides cutting-edge market research and a variety of related resources and strategies to ZAMs and other interested organizations to enhance their conservation communication and outreach efforts with their visitors and the public. To achieve their collaborative mission and expand their market research initiative, The Ocean Project was awarded a three-year grant in 2010 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with four major goals:

1. Measure changes in awareness and action on ocean and climate issues, expanding the market research, with three annual surveys and nine quarterly tracking survey updates;

2. Assist Ocean Project PartnersͶincluding zoos, aquariums, and museumsͶin integrating the research findings into their priorities and programs by providing in-depth analysis and actionable recommendations, while simultaneously providing the results to others in the broader conservation community;

3. Maximize the application of the research through professional development and other capacity building opportunities; and

4. Support and shape outreach efforts that connect climate change, the ocean, and individual action, especially as related to leveraging environmentally active youth to help build the core of a new movement of social responsibility for ocean conservation.

One of the ultimate goals of this initiative is to help their partners create an ocean-literate and ready-to-act American public.

Funding Available To help them maximize the application of the research, NOAA provided The Ocean Project with funding to create a national competitive small grants program. The Ocean Project Small Grants Program granted approximately $37,000 in 2011 and $70,000 in 2012 to ZAMs. This year, $63,000 in funding is available to partner ZAMs. There is a maximum of $15,000 (no minimum) per ZAM in any given year.

Deadlines for small grants in 2012-2013 will be due by September 1st, 2012 and decisions are expected November 1st, 2012.

Eligibility Eligible applicants are limited to zoos, aquariums, and museums in the United States that are partners in The Ocean Project network (see all partners listed here) and are also AZA-accredited institutions (can be based outside of the US). Other organizations seeking funds through this grant opportunity must work through one of these types of eligible organizations. If in doubt, please contact them.

Further information about the 2012 Grant Program Goals can be found at: http://theoceanproject.org/communication-resources/market-research/request-for- proposals/?utm_source=Small+grants+annc&utm_campaign=call+for+proposals&utm_medium=email

Application A 1-page progress report is due March 15th, 2013 and a two-page final report must be received by The Ocean Project by September 30th, 2013. Grant recipients will work with Ocean Project staff to share success stories with its entire network of partners and others through online case studies, presentations, and/or possible joint publication.

To apply there is an online application form at http://theoceanproject.org/market-research/rfp.php

If you have any questions on The Ocean Project Small Grants Program, you may contact Bill Mott, Director [email protected]

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Latest News Upcoming Events ICOM Conference in Brazil If you have information or are organising an event, please send details for inclusion in the next newsletter. ICOM Conference in Rio, Brazil, 2013 ICOM will be holding their conference in Rio, th th 2012 Brazil, 10 -17 August, 2013. Even though this The Fifth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum is to is over 12 months away, MAC would like to start be held at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, planning for it. Several MAC members will be from 2 to 5 August 2012. attending and MAC would like to know of other http://onmuseums.com/conference-2012/sessions/ Caribbean museums planning to attend. If possible, MAC may host a Caribbean meeting To be confirmed whilst in Rio. Museum Emergency Planning Training Course run by ICOM

International Museum Day (IMD) Themes PIMA Partnership IMD is held on or around May 18th PIMA and MAC will soon be announcing the 2013 IMD theme is Museums (memory + creativity = Social successful candidates in the student exchange Change), the theme for the conference in Rio de Janeiro and the upcoming research partnership. 2014 Museum Connections Make Connections 2015 Museums for Sustainable Society Latest Publications Contributing Articles to the Newsletter If you know of any publications coming out that will Would you like to write an article for the newsletter? We are be of interest to museum professionals in the looking for articles on the work being carried out by museums in Caribbean, please send details for inclusion in the the Caribbean, requests for help, or on any information that you newsletter. think your colleagues would find of use. For articles please submit no more than 400 words, and if possible three or four images.

Please send your articles to: [email protected]

The deadline for receipt of articles is a full month before the publication date. The 2012 provisional publication dates are: October 31st

The 2013 provisional publication dates are: January 31st April 30th July 31st October 31st

However, publication dates might change to fit in the need to release information to the members.

If you want further information about MAC, want to become a member of the Association, want to receive this newsletter, know someone who World be interested in receiving this newsletter or to have information that you would like to share through this newsletter, please contact Nigel Sadler

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