Louisiana and Cuba: Multiple Perspectives
Presented in conjunction with ¡Sí Cuba!
January 19–May 29, 2010
Williams Research Center • 410 Chartres Street
Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
In conjunction with ¡Sí Cuba!, a city-wide presentation of art, cultural, and historical exhibitions and programs that relate to Cuban art and culture, The Collection presents Louisiana and Cuba: Multiple Perspectives. The exhibition, on view at the Williams Research Center January 19–April 17, features documentary photographs of Cuba in the 1980s by New Orleanian Michael P. Smith set against earlier materials (18th–19th century) featuring Cuba and Louisiana. This exhibition illustrates the cultural, political, and economic connections that have historically tied these two places together.
