Posts Tagged ‘Cape Verdean Museum’
Cape Verdean Museum highlights Jewish heritage on the island – Jewish Rhode Island
by Robert Isenberg, Jewish Rhode Island At first, you may wonder: Why is there a Jewish-themed exhibit in the Cape Verdean Museum? Where did these folded talitot come from? What is the story behind this printed Haggadah, from a Jewish-Cape Verdean seder in 2012? Can there really be an entire book called “The Jews of…
Read MoreCape Verdean Museum coming to Pawtucket – exhibit opening at City Hall
Pawtucket City Hall set to Host Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit The City of Pawtucket and the Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture is set to host a major exhibit of the Cape Verdean Museum, which is moving to a new location at 617 Prospect St. in Pawtucket, in City Hall for a limited time. The…
Read MoreCape Verdean Museum moving to Pawtucket – into a home long in need of new life
The Cape Verdean Museum identifies as the only museum solely dedicated to celebrating the history and culture of Cape Verde and Cape Verdean Americans. The museum has been visited by many Cape Verdean government officials including President Pedro Verona Pires, First Lady Adelcia Pires, Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves and Cape Verde’s Ambassador to the United…
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