Cayman Islands National Museum e-Newsletter (Jul – Aug 2022)
Cayman Islands National Museum e-Newsletter (Jul – Aug 2022)
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June – August 2022
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Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIThe Cayman Islands National Museum joins the rest of the world in sending condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 08 September 2022. In February of 1994, we were honored to have Her late Majesty and husband, His late Royal Highness Prince Philip visit our institution.
Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage Half-Year RetreatThe National Museum, Department of Sports, Youth Services Unit, National Gallery and Cayman National Cultural Foundation joined the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage for its Half-Year Retreat at the Harquail Theatre. The day’s activities included workshops, special presentations, long service awards, and plans to function as a synergistic team for the remainder of 2022. Each Department gave overviews of the 1st and 2nd Quarters and upcoming plans.
Which famous Cayman shipwreck happened in February 1794? Answer at the bottom
Museum Staff assist with 2022 Pirates Fest National Museum Staff continue work with the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage on this year’s Pirates Fest activities. Marketing, Events & Design Coordinator, Mr. Brian Watler Jr. provides design and social media assistance to the 2022 Pirates Fest committee. The Ministry’s focus for this year’s Festival is on Cayman Heritage and Culture. Each District Heritage Day is spread out to allow the public to attend each event. The piracy theme includes not only the romanticized piracy stories, but also seeks to illuminate a real heritage of pirates that were linked to Cayman – mostly before permanent settlement. Click here for more info
Looky Ya! Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee + Mango Season at the MuseumThe Cayman Islands National Museum partnered with the Ministry for Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage to host the Looky Ya! Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee + Mango Season at the Museum on Saturday, 18 June 2022, Goring Avenue.The family-friendly event included an exciting Mango Eating & Peeling competition, stalls selling artisanal goods, local food, sweet treats and drinks with lively and colourful performances by the UCCI Pandemix Steelpan, Cayman Islands Folk Singers and the UCCI Dancers.Free admission to the museum allowed visitors to see its newest attraction, the recently unveiled Miss Annie Huldah Bodden animatronic, and a courtesy shuttle transported visitors to a satellite exhibition at the Old Library, which featured a portraiture study of the Princess of York’s early life.
Learning about Cayman Heritage at Immerse Summer Camp 2022!New and returning campers, aged 10-14, learned about Cayman Islands history and culture at our 2022 Immerse Summer Camp. Activities included visiting the QEII Botanic Park, Cayman Parrot Sanctuary, Pedro St. James Castle, Shipwrecks in the Semi-sub, kayaking in the mangroves, Cayman Islands Turtle Centre, Cayman Crystal Caves + visiting our Historic Sites! Other activities included expert talks on Cayman Orchids and Nassau Groupers and special thatch plaiting and net-making workshops by Ms. Carlene Carter, Ms. Marcie Hydes of West Bay and Mr. Jeralow Rankine of East End.
National Museum Board & Staff have a RetreatThe Cayman Islands National Museum Board and Staff bonded in late August at its first Retreat with our new Board. Morning sessions were led by Ms. Annick Jackman of Caribbean Master Classes, creative lunch and snacks (using local produce) by Mrs. Lydia Ray, followed by a traditional net-making workshop with Mr. Jeralow Rankine of East End. Plans to have more retreats as well as strategic planning sessions are underway.
No Longer on Colonial Territory: Barbadian Republicanism and the Future of Caribbean NationalismDr. Livingston Smith (UCCI)The presentation examined the significance of this milestone for Barbados but within the broader context of the political evolution of the Anglo-phone Caribbean countries out of the colonial condition towards forging a Caribbean civilization. Special focus was placed on the nationalist agenda of Cayman’s Ormond Panton, and others, and what this might mean going forward. Rewatch on YouTube
M’lowe(mih-lowe) Noun. 1. my love. 2. my sweetheart 3. my friend “M’lowe, I gah sum’ting to tell you!”
See Wha Ah Sayin?! Radio Shows (Jan-May)A light hearted look at Caymanian Language, Culture and History — happening every 3rd Friday of the Month. Tune In: 89.9 FM and 105.3 FM Listen online at www.radiocayman.gov.ky/ *A partnership between Radio Cayman’s Dwayne Sterling Ebanks and the National Museum’s Wray Banker.
JULY 15, 2022DuppiesDUPPIES! Do you believe in duppies?? Duppy: Afro-Caribbean name for ghost or supernatural spirit.Guest: Nasaria Suckoo CholletteClick here to rewatch
East End Heritage DayIn line with Cayman Islands Government (CIG) Protocols for the passing of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, East End Heritage Day has been postponed until 30 September 2022. Click here for more information
Duppies Part 3September 23, 2022DUPPIES! Do you believe in duppies?? Duppy: Afro-Caribbean name for ghost or supernatural spirit.Tune In: 89.9 FM and 105.3 FM Listen online at www.radiocayman.gov.ky/ *A partnership between Radio Cayman’s Dwayne Sterling Ebanks and the National Museum’s Wray Banker.
The Legacies of Slavery and Racialism in CaymanThursday, 24 November 2022Dr. Christopher Williams (UCCI)What is truth? Has it always existed out there in the atmosphere, atom-like in its [non]appearance, waiting for us, ‘simply’, to reach up and grasp it with our minds? If truth and morality are really absolute, why are our human histories so festooned with clear, sustained instances of abuse, bigotry, and hatred that were themselves masqueraded as moral, normal truths by those doing the conquering? Christopher A. Williams confronts these and other existential questions relative to the historical significance of race and racism and their continued relevance in the present age. RSVP Today
Answer: The Wreck of the Ten Sail (East End)
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Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIThe Cayman Islands National Museum joins the rest of the world in sending condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 08 September 2022. In February of 1994, we were honored to have Her late Majesty and husband, His late Royal Highness Prince Philip visit our institution.
Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage Half-Year RetreatThe National Museum, Department of Sports, Youth Services Unit, National Gallery and Cayman National Cultural Foundation joined the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage for its Half-Year Retreat at the Harquail Theatre. The day’s activities included workshops, special presentations, long service awards, and plans to function as a synergistic team for the remainder of 2022. Each Department gave overviews of the 1st and 2nd Quarters and upcoming plans.
Museum Staff assist with 2022 Pirates Fest National Museum Staff continue work with the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage on this year’s Pirates Fest activities. Marketing, Events & Design Coordinator, Mr. Brian Watler Jr. provides design and social media assistance to the 2022 Pirates Fest committee. The Ministry’s focus for this year’s Festival is on Cayman Heritage and Culture. Each District Heritage Day is spread out to allow the public to attend each event. The piracy theme includes not only the romanticized piracy stories, but also seeks to illuminate a real heritage of pirates that were linked to Cayman – mostly before permanent settlement. Click here for more info
Looky Ya! Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee + Mango Season at the MuseumThe Cayman Islands National Museum partnered with the Ministry for Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage to host the Looky Ya! Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee + Mango Season at the Museum on Saturday, 18 June 2022, Goring Avenue.The family-friendly event included an exciting Mango Eating & Peeling competition, stalls selling artisanal goods, local food, sweet treats and drinks with lively and colourful performances by the UCCI Pandemix Steelpan, Cayman Islands Folk Singers and the UCCI Dancers.Free admission to the museum allowed visitors to see its newest attraction, the recently unveiled Miss Annie Huldah Bodden animatronic, and a courtesy shuttle transported visitors to a satellite exhibition at the Old Library, which featured a portraiture study of the Princess of York’s early life.
Learning about Cayman Heritage at Immerse Summer Camp 2022!New and returning campers, aged 10-14, learned about Cayman Islands history and culture at our 2022 Immerse Summer Camp. Activities included visiting the QEII Botanic Park, Cayman Parrot Sanctuary, Pedro St. James Castle, Shipwrecks in the Semi-sub, kayaking in the mangroves, Cayman Islands Turtle Centre, Cayman Crystal Caves + visiting our Historic Sites! Other activities included expert talks on Cayman Orchids and Nassau Groupers and special thatch plaiting and net-making workshops by Ms. Carlene Carter, Ms. Marcie Hydes of West Bay and Mr. Jeralow Rankine of East End.
National Museum Board & Staff have a RetreatThe Cayman Islands National Museum Board and Staff bonded in late August at its first Retreat with our new Board. Morning sessions were led by Ms. Annick Jackman of Caribbean Master Classes, creative lunch and snacks (using local produce) by Mrs. Lydia Ray, followed by a traditional net-making workshop with Mr. Jeralow Rankine of East End. Plans to have more retreats as well as strategic planning sessions are underway.
No Longer on Colonial Territory: Barbadian Republicanism and the Future of Caribbean NationalismDr. Livingston Smith (UCCI) The presentation examined the significance of this milestone for Barbados but within the broader context of the political evolution of the Anglo-phone Caribbean countries out of the colonial condition towards forging a Caribbean civilization. Special focus was placed on the nationalist agenda of Cayman’s Ormond Panton, and others, and what this might mean going forward. Rewatch on YouTube 
M’lowe(mih-lowe) Noun. 1. my love. 2. my sweetheart 3. my friend
See Wha Ah Sayin?! Radio Shows (Jan-May)A light hearted look at Caymanian Language, Culture and History — happening every 3rd Friday of the Month. Tune In: 89.9 FM and 105.3 FM Listen online at www.radiocayman.gov.ky/ *A partnership between Radio Cayman’s Dwayne Sterling Ebanks and the National Museum’s Wray Banker.
JULY 15, 2022DuppiesDUPPIES! Do you believe in duppies?? Duppy: Afro-Caribbean name for ghost or supernatural spirit.Guest: Nasaria Suckoo CholletteClick here to rewatch
AUGUST 19, 2022DuppiesDUPPIES! 2 A continuation of the topic.Click here to rewatch
The Legacies of Slavery and Racialism in CaymanThursday, 24 November 2022Dr. Christopher Williams (UCCI) What is truth? Has it always existed out there in the atmosphere, atom-like in its [non]appearance, waiting for us, ‘simply’, to reach up and grasp it with our minds? If truth and morality are really absolute, why are our human histories so festooned with clear, sustained instances of abuse, bigotry, and hatred that were themselves masqueraded as moral, normal truths by those doing the conquering? Christopher A. Williams confronts these and other existential questions relative to the historical significance of race and racism and their continued relevance in the present age. RSVP Today
