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15
May
CALENDARIO DEL MES DE LA PANAMEÑIDAD 2025 -1 DE MAYO AL 4 DE JUNIO
Read moreView the calendar of Afro-Panamanian heritage activities from May 1 to June 4, 2025.
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24
Mar
SAMAAP’s 44th year anniversary
Read moreView pictures of the Great Afro-Antillean Fair of SAMAAP which was held on Saturday March 1 and Sunday March 2, 2025 at the ATLAPA Convention
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22
Feb
43rd West Indian Fair 2025
Read moreView pictures of the Great Afro-Antillean Fair of SAMAAP which was held on Saturday March 1 and Sunday March 2, 2025 at the ATLAPA Convention
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21
Nov
2024 MAC Conference Booklet
Read moreMAC’s mission is to foster the sharing of skills and experience among museums and related organizations and societies with interests in the Caribbean.
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26
Oct
SAMAAP Board of Directors 2024 election results
Read moreOn October 26, 2024, the election results were revealed for SAMAAP’s new board of directors for the period 2025 – 2026.
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03
Oct
Pay your membership dues or donate by credit card
Read moreSAMAAP is now accepting membership and donation payments by credit card from overseas and as well as from Panama.
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13
Jul
Know Your Canal 2024
Read more2024 Calendar of activities to highlight the contributions of men and women of African descent in the development of Panamanian society.
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02
Jul
Gala Dinner and Dance
Read moreSAMAAP pictures of their 2023 gala dinner and tribute dance event honoring several local outstanding citizens.
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29
Jul
New mailing address for SAMAAP
Read moreConsidering that the Panamanian national postal system has not been functioning, we made the decision to obtain a mailbox from the private company Mailboxes, Etc.
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18
Jul
Artist Martanoemi Noriega
Read moreInspiration for our new website The headers and homepage for our new website as well as our 2019 newsletter were inspired by the murals by
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December 22, 1980
The West Indian Museum of Panama was inaugurated by the Panamanian government as a tribute to the West Indian immigrants who came to Panama to…
January 3,1910
This Museum occupies the building which at one time was the Christian Mission Church which was built in El Marañón, Calidonia, by Barbadian workers. It…
May 3, 2018
The Afro Antillean Museum reopened after six months of internal and external remodeling initiating the celebration of the Month of the Black ethnicity and commemorating…
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