–in month-long exhibition

THE Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport will be hosting a month-long exhibition, beginning today at 09:00hrs, at the Guyana National Museum. The exhibition, titled “Celebrating Our Rich Legacy, Guyanese Culture and Identity, A Look Back at the Good Ol’ Days”, is being organised by the Guyana National Museum, the Museum of African Heritage and the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology in commemoration of International Museum Day 2016.

International Museum Day is celebrated worldwide annually on or around May 18, and supported by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), in recognition of the roles and responsibilities of museums the world over.

ICOM’s theme for 2016 is “Museums and Cultural Landscapes.”
In an examination of Guyanese culture, one would recognise a legacy of resourcefulness and innovative creativity in adapting to the challenges that life presented.

These days, with ready access to technology, many of these innovative and creative skills are disappearing.

The exhibition attempts to look back at the creative and innovative aspects of Guyanese culture and tradition, and recognise their value to the Guyanese identity.

This creative, innovative energy was prevalent in the arts and crafts, food production, childhood games and pastimes, in architecture, creole enterprises and entertainment.
The exhibition will close on June 18, 2016.