Long Island Museum

© Long Island Museum
Genre : Museum
Status : Not-for-profit company
Principal country concerned : Column : History/society, Heritage
Buckleys
Long Island
Bahamas
Tel. : 242-337-0500
http://www.bahamas.com/node/50376

The Long Island Museum is the principal historic heritage conservation and preservation agency on that island. It is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history and culture of Long Island and the wider Bahamas for the visitors and future generations.

A dream come true for the island residents and the members of the Long Islanders Association, the building which houses the Museum, Library and Community Centre was dedicated in 1986.

The exhibition Long Island Heritage and Culture: Dis We Tings, represents a cross section of the traditions of the people of Long Island. It gives a glimpse at life on Long Island beginning with pre-Columbian times to the present day. It attempts to look at the diversity of the communities from Seymour's and Newton's Cay in the north to Gordon's in the South. It remembers the people, their toils and joys, and most of all, their determination to leave a lasting legacy.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of