Experience Jamaica’s Cultural Heritage Virtually.
With the advances in technology, it is expected that there will be an increase in visitation to online or virtual museums. For the Institute of Jamaica, this Virtual Museum was created to complement our physical exhibitions, providing “technically” an unlimited space to curate, create and educate without constraints. We invite you to explore our virtual tours and the digital replicas of our Nation’s treasures.
MoBay to the World! highlights the heritage objects from the National Collection and to discover and understand Jamaica’s diverse population and their unique cultures.
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Barrington…A Retrospective, is an examination of Barrington Watson’s work – one of Jamaica’s most popular and acclaimed artists, from the late fifties to his most recent canvases.
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Dolls of Japan introduces Japan’s representative dolls, including Hina ningyo (Girls’ Festival dolls) and Gogatsu ningyo (Boys’ Day dolls), which have their origins in ancient customs.
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War… Lest We Forget! curated by the Institute of Jamaica, honours those Jamaicans who gave their lives in the two World Wars and those who returned home to share their experiences.
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Equal Rights: Reggae & Social Change highlights how enslaved Africans in Jamaica used the arts to expressed their spiritually and their desires. Reggae continues the expressive tradition
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Jamaica 50: Constructing a Nation explores the beginnings and continuing development of Jamaica as a proud and independent nation and it’s collaborative effort incorporating specimens, art pieces and artifacts.
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The Taino, highlights how throughout Jamaica’s colonial history, Taíno artefacts have been recovered and some preserved in the National Collection – objects which represented their daily activities, ingenuity and culture.
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Rastafari highlights the values, philosophy and steadfast aspirations of the movement and how it earned international acclaim. The artefacts and audio-visual materials offer glimpses of the traditions and significant moments of it’s history.
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Jamaica 60 commemorates our diamond jubliee. The theme is “Legacy of a Nation: One People, One Family, One Identity”. 60 objects – all National Treasures, preserved in the National Collection – reflect the history and diversity of our people and mark 60 years of an independent Jamaica.
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