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astrolabe newsletter of the Turks & Caicos National Museum Museum Matters Volunteers needed in Providenciales The Turks & Caicos National Museum Foundation is seeking the help of volunteers to assist with the running of the existing Providenciales museum facility in The Village at Grace Bay. Duties will include conducting short tours and assisting with gift shop sales. We hope to assemble a team of three to four persons so a roster can be established. Full training will be given. We would like to be able to open three or four days a week for several hours to give both tourists and locals the ability to visit and enjoy the museum on Providenciales. The National Museum Foundation is also establishing a committee on Providenciales to assist with raising funds for the new museum building designed by globally renowned architect Ron Shaw. The committee will consist of representatives from the TCI Government, Turks & Caicos Hotel & Tourism Association (TCHTA), two existing board members and a number of volunteers from the wider community. The objectives are to create public awareness for the new national museum building and to work on various fund-raising initiatives to cover the construction cost. Interested persons should contact National Museum Manager Lisa Talbot at info@tcmuseum.org or (649) 247-2160 or Seamus Day at seamus.day@tcmuseum. org or (649) 431-2849 or visit the national museum’s website: www.tcmuseum.org a Lucayan educational materials The museum recently received educational materials donated by the project Stone Interchanges Within the Bahama Archipelago (SIBA). This is a University of Oxford project supported by the UK’s Arts & Humanities Research Council. The Lucayans were the indigenous people of the Turks & Caicos and the Bahamas. The illustrations and content are based on archaeological investigations in the region and selected artifacts in museum collections from the: National Museum of The Bahamas; Turks & Caicos National Museum; National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian; National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian and Peabody Museum of Natural History. The project resulted in the creation of beautiful illustrations by artist Merald Clark that reflect the lifeways and material culture of the Lucayans. The Turks & Caicos National Museum received, at no cost, 45 sets of posters and teacher’s guides along with 180 image booklets. The guides provide for in-depth teaching with visual interpretation that will assist teachers in providing children with a better appreciation of original inhabitants and their lifestyle. Once schools return to in-classroom learning we will be working with the education department to distribute these to the various schools. PowerPoint presentations have also been created so that schools can take advantage of this information now. As well, educational presentations can be offered by the museum to other interested individuals or groups. To learn more about this project visit the SIBA website https://siba.web.ox.ac.uk/home or contact the museum at info@tcmuseum.org. a Refurbishment of the bird drive The Turks & Caicos Islands—which include coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves and marshlands—provide excellent environments for wildlife. The salinas and ponds on Grand Turk have been called “internationally important for birds” by the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (UKOTCF). The ponds offer the unique ability to get close to the birds without directly disturbing them. Those of us who live here are spoiled by seeing the beautiful flamingos, comical pelicans and many other species up close on a regular basis. The Bird Walking and Driving Tours on Grand Turk were originally developed in 2011 by former Turks & Caicos National Museum Director Pat Saxton in part- 66 www.timespub.tc
astrolabe newsletter of the Turks & Caicos National Museum nership with the UKOTCF. The development of the tour was initially made possible by a grant from the Carnival/TCInvest/TCIG Infrastructure Fund. Signs and guides were developed as part of the project. Years of island weather, including several hurricanes, took a toll on the signs and some of the poles installed. The TCNM was able to obtain a grant from the governor’s office to update the signs and poles for the walking and driving tours. Over the last few weeks, new informative signs have been added to the start of each tour and all the numbered signs for each stop are being replaced. The new signs have revitalized the tour. There are two different tours available—a walking tour and a driving tour with signs to indicate the stops for each. The signs together with the printed guides lead you to the best viewing places. A map and description of what you can expect to see at each stop are included in the guides. We hope that the new signs will encourage appreciation for the bird life and our ability to witness it so easily. Guides for both the driving and walking tour are available for sale in the museum gift shop on Grand Turk. We also sell five guidebooks with information about the wildlife and heritage of each of TCI’s main islands at both of our locations. a Museum visits The museum on Grand Turk can be visited by appointment. We have had success during the pandemic with opening by request. This practice will continue until normal operating hours can return. The Providenciales location, which includes the Caicos Heritage House, should be reopening this Spring. Please check our website or contact us for updates on the reopening. Email info@tcmuseum.org or call (649) 247-2160 to schedule your visit or for updated information. TCNMF is a registered not for profit organization aimed at recording, interpreting, preserving,and celebrating the history of the Turks & Caicos Islands and its people. The museum on Grand Turk is housed in the historic Guinep House, an iconic structure in the nation’s capital. The new, expanded Providenciales museum building will be adjacent to the existing museum facility and heritage house in The Village, Grace Bay. a Story & Photos By Lisa Talbot Times of the Islands Spring 2021 67
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