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Director's Statement
Dear Readers:
It is with great enthusiasm that I write my first letter as the
Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair of the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC). I
am both humbled and honored by the privilege of leading the largest
repository of materials on Cuba outside the island and the most
comprehensive collection of resources on Cuban exile history and the
Cuban diaspora anywhere. Five pioneering and visionary Cuban women began
building this unrivaled collection as early as the 1960s, and today,
under new leadership and a full complement of faculty and staff, we
stand on their shoulders to uphold this significant legacy as we enter
into a new phase of growth and outreach. Read more >>
Photo: Elizabeth Cerejido in the Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion. Photo by Jose M. Cabrera.
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Papers of noted Cuban ethnographer Lydia Cabrera featured at Americas Society exhibition in NYC
The CHC collaborated with the Americas Society/Council of the Americas for the exhibition Lydia Cabrera and édouard Glissant: Trembling Thinking
at the Visual Arts Gallery in New York City. CHC Librarian and Curator
of Latin American Collections Dr. Martin Tsang contributed an essay on
working with Cabrera's archive for the volume Lydia Cabrera: Between the Sum and the Parts,
which accompanies the exhibit. The book's afterword was co-written by
UM President Dr. Julio Frenk and Susan Segal, president and CEO of the
Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Trembling Thinking is
currently on view through January 12, 2019, and vividly explores the
profound intellectual, artistic, and cultural contributions that
pioneering writer and independent ethnographer Lydia Cabrera made. Cabrera's extensive collection of papers, manuscripts, photos, and artifacts is permanently archived at the CHC. Read more >>
Photo (from left):
Gabriela Rangel, chief curator and director of visual arts for the
Americas Society, with UM President Julio Frenk. Photo courtesy Americas
Society/Council of the Americas.
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NOW ON VIEW | Illuminating Women
Representations and Narratives from Ediciones Vigía
On display at the CHC through summer 2019, Illuminating Women
is an exploration of gender through textual and artistic
representations and narratives by the Cuban artist book collective
Ediciones Vigía. We have delved into the more than five hundred rich,
handmade Vigía examples at the Cuban Heritage Collection, considered the
largest held anywhere, to explore female subjectivity in the covers and
pages of these creative works in concert with historical, cultural,
artistic, and literary ways of knowing. Ediciones Vigía occupies a space
at the zenith of Cuban book arts and those displayed here reveal far
more than their materiality and craft. View the exhibition guide >>
To schedule a tour please email chc@miami.edu or call 305-284-4900.
Image detail: Ana Mendieta, ca. 2000–2009, by Nancy Morejón.
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Exhibit Preview Reception for Amigos of the CHC
On December 13, 2018, the CHC hosted a special holiday reception for the Amigos. The event featured a preview of the Illuminating Women exhibit
and a chance to meet with the faculty and staff of the CHC. Thank you
to those that were able to join us for this special night! See below for
highlights from the event.
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Photos by Andrew Innerarity.
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Formed in 1995, the Amigos
are a group of volunteers committed to supporting the mission of the
CHC. Through membership dues and other fundraising efforts, they
contribute directly to the Collection's programs and initiatives to help
provide funding for the Goizueta Foundation Graduate
Fellowships, oral history projects, digitization efforts, and
special events.
Help the CHC continue to collect, preserve, and provide access to
historical and contemporary research resources related to Cuba and its
diaspora. Join the Amigos today.
If you have any questions, please email amigos@miami.edu or call 305-284-4900.
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Rolando Laserie performing with Sabor de Cuba Orchestra, Cuban
Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables,
FL.
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