MAC PANELS AT THE 2020 AAAM VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Several of MAC’s board and general members will be participating in the 2020 African American Association of Museums Virtual Conference, August 5-7, 2020. We hope you can join us for one or more of the panels and encourage you to register for the wider AAAM Virtual Conference for the latest developments in the museum field. MAC sessions include a panel discussion on “Caribbean Genealogies” (Aug. 6 @ 10:30 AM EDT), a roundtable on “Imagining a Future of Caribbean Urbanization” (Aug. 6 @1:00 PM EDT), and a roundtable on the “Impact of Covid-19 on the Caribbean Museum Sector” (Aug. 6 @4:00 PM EDT).
- August 6 @ 10:30 AM EST
- Panel Discussion: Caribbean Genealogies
- Jada Benn Torres, Vanderbilt University
- Germaine Joseph, Saint Lucia National Trust, Saint Lucia
- Kamilah Stinnett, National Museum of African American History & Culture
- John Angus Martin, SABA Archaeological Center, Saba, Dutch Caribbean
- Panel Discussion: Caribbean Genealogies
- August 6 @ 1:00 PM EST
- Roundtable: Imagining a Future of Caribbean Urbanization
- Marie Vickles, Director of Education, Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
- Nyugen Smith, Artist / Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Art, Southern Methodist University, Texas
- Marvin Fabien, Artist / Professor – PhD Candidate, Université des Antilles, Martinique
- Hervé Sabin, Principle/Director, Studio Drum Collaborative, Haiti
- Roundtable: Imagining a Future of Caribbean Urbanization
- August 6 @ 4:00 PM EST
- Roundtable: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Caribbean Museum Sector
- Joanne Hyppolite, MAC Board, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Sherene James-Williamson, University of the West Indies Geology Museum
- Nyasha Warren, MAC Board, Society of Friends of West Indian Museum of Panama
- Laurent Ursulet, MAC Board, Domaine de Fonds Saint-Jacques, Martinique
- Natalie Urquhart, MAC Board, National Gallery of the Cayman Islands
- Roundtable: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Caribbean Museum Sector
A limited number of MAC members will enjoy discounted registration. Please email secretariat@caribbeanmuseums.com for more details.