Co-imagining museum spaces as dynamic environments for social and emotional learning,
where art becomes a catalyst for exploration and dialogue.
These events, exhibitions and workshops provide an interactive space to engage with themes of culture, nature, and human behavior, encouraging visitors to reflect on shared histories and envision inclusive futures. Through thoughtful curation, we spark conversations that empower communities to contribute meaningfully to the cultural landscape.
Playing We Self
Carnival 2024 Central Bank Musem
Curated by Kamille Andrews
Carnival is a syncretic space for articulating and defining individual and collective national identity. This exhibition explores intersecting, dynamic, multi-cultural imaginaries and expressions that have contributed to the development of mas and music in Trinidad and Tobago. It highlights multiple representations of Carnival from diverse social groups and communities in the post-Emancipation period.
The exhibition engaged viewers through educational and interactive displays that stimulate introspection on the importance of social inclusion and diversity in the aesthetics, music and culture of Carnival, and by extension, Trinidad and Tobago society. By decolonizing traditional museum narratives, we create room for creativity and self-expression, inviting audiences not just to observe but to participate actively in shaping cultural stories.
Leh We Talk
Panel Discussion : Co-imagination in Carnival Mas-Making, Music and Performance in Trinidad and Tobago
The panel discussion brings forward perspectives of carnival from musicians, mas-makers, educators and popular culture performers. Their practice, influences, creative process and interdisciplinary approaches to art and cultural production in carnival will be discussed. This discussion builds on traditions of cultural practitioners in Trinidad and Tobago who used carnival as a space to incorporate disparate, assimilated and hybrid cultural elements from multiple ethnic, social and cultural groups in our multicultural society.
Featuring : Professor Patricia Mohammed, Wendell Manwarren, Abeo Jackson, Lawrence Richardson
Organized and Moderated by: Kamille Andrews
