In our studies, we look at museums and community dynamics exploring practices of engagement, collection management, and outreach. In the Caribbean, we visited 195 museums of different kinds across the region. We reviewed their exhibitions and documented how they engage with local communities. We also analyzed the archaeological collections of 59 museums in Europe. We consulted their catalogues and collections to gain an overview of the Caribbean objects held in European museums. Our research relied primarily on museum visits and interviews with museum staff and communities. We have created databases and maps to visualize our results and make them available for local institutions in the Caribbean.
Private collection, Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic (photo: Menno Hoogland).
Barana autê, Kalinago territory, Dominica (photo: Menno Hoogland).
Santa Rosa First Peoples’
community center, Trinidad (photo: Corinne Hofman)
Photo top: Mind’s Eye. The Visionary World of Miss Lassie, Grand Cayman (photo: Csilla Ariese).