As usual, Janine and I did a walking tour of downtown Nassau. We always roam around new cities and find off-the-map interesting places and people. This was no exception. In a funky part of town we stumbled into the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas.
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas was the first institution of its kind in the history of The Bahamas, announced in 1996, by then-Prime Minister, Hubert A. Ingraham, as part of a larger expanded system of museums that would record, preserve and historicize the narrative of the independent sovereign nation, established in 1973.
The NAGB is housed in the historic Villa Doyle situated on West and West Hill Streets, in Historic Charles Towne and is within easy walking distance of Downtown Nassau’s port and main business quarter. It physically bridges the two districts that are at the core of the nation: bustling Downtown—the hub of colonial power and continued wealth through commerce and tourism—and the ‘Over-the-Hill’ community—also known as the ‘nation’s navel’—where the Majority Rule leaders were born and raised. Sadly, once a thriving middle-class community, the latter is now considerably diminished. (Stolen from the web)
Here are some of the beautiful paintings on display.
Click on a photo below for a larger gallery.
