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Exhibition Under the Care of the Lord
 

 Exhibition ‘ Under the care of the Lord” on display in the Library

The exhibition is titled  “Under the care of the Lord “ and paints a picture of Suriname in the colonial period.
The main topics is the missionary work of the Moravian Church ( Evangelische Broedergemeente) among
the slaves in Suriname.  “ Under the care of the lord” was compiled by NINSEE, the National institute 
Slave History and heritage in Amsterdam and  was previously on display in the National Library of Aruba
and the NAAM museum in Curacao.

The main part of the exhibition is formed by a number of letters written by slaves who escaped, Maroons )
and some letters that were written by former slaves after  1863 when slavery had been abolished. The exhibition
dismisses the wrongful assumption that the slaves could not read or write.

The official opening of the exhibition will take place in the hall of the library on
Friday October 30th . between 6.00 and 8.00 pm. Well known historian
Mrs. Napolina Richardson will be the keynote speaker of the evening. 
Anthropologist, Maria Reinders-Karg,  from NINSEE Amsterdam, who is the compiler of
the exhibition will be  present to  introduce the exhibition. Mrs. Astrigt Hermelijn, will give a
presentation on behalf of the Moravian Church St Maarten.
The Library invited Commissioner Hyacinth Richardson to perform the official opening act.

 “ Under the care of the Lord’ will be on the display in the Philipsburg Jubilee library during the entire month of November.

 

activities and exhibitions 2009