In the news
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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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09
Aug
Know Your Canal
Read moreThis year, we will be having a virtual commemoration of CONOZCA SU CANAL week from August 9 to 15, 2020. Please be on the look-out
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31
Oct
SAMAAP Elections
Read moreOn October 31, 2020, SAMAAP will hold elections to renew its board of directors. All members will be eligible to vote providing they update their
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13
Feb
40th West Indian Fair 2021 has been canceled
Read moreThe board of directors and members of the Society of Friends of the West Indian Museum (SAMAAP) invite the community to their 39th annual West
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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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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…
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…
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…
LearnPrepare for the future by learning about the different manifestations of resistance that our ancestors used to break the chains of slavery and racial discrimination as they arrived to this country in search of a better future.
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Ways to support
MembershipThe primary objective of this civic, non-profit group has been to foment community interest in the Museum as well as to sponsor socio-cultural and academic activities that promote West Indian Culture in Panama.
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