Museum

Here is a statue of the writer and Quebec screenwriter of Haitian origin, the academician Dany Laferrière as he is prepared to enter the Grevin Museum of Montreal.

Laferriere Sculpture latest Honor for Haitian-Canadian Writer

Haitian-Canadian novelist Dany Laferriere's likeness is being transformed into a sculpture piece for the Gavin Museum of Montreal to be installed in 2016.

Laferriere writes in French and published his first novel in 1985 "How to Make Love to a Negro without Getting Tired".

In 2013 he became a member of the Academie Francaise, and in 2014 was honored with the International Literature Award for the novel "The Return".

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Here is a picture of the Anchor of Santa Maria located at Musée du Panthéon National in Haïti

Recently, a site in Caracol was visited by 3 archeologists from the Spanish Government with the purpose of excavating the same spot where, in 1796, the anchor of the Santa Maria was found. The anchor, part of the fleet of Christopher Columbus, was found in Fournier-Bellevue and remains today one of the biggest draws at the Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien (MUPANAH) where it has been since April 7, 1983. Engraved with scenes that depict the Spanish arrival as well as the genocide of the indigenous people, the anchor is an illustrative part of the permanent collection, also depicting some scenes from the 16th to 17th century rule of the European military.

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Minister of Culture, Josette Darguste, and Maryse Noel, Ministry of Tourism Director General, helped launch the Citadelle Artillery Museum in November 2013.

The museum showcases an impressive collection of 18th century heavy artillery, cast in iron and bronze, and captured by the Haitian military during invasions by France, Spain, England, and Italy.

The Institute for the Protection of National Heritage funded the project. Its Director General, Monique Rosann, was also in attendance.

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