SPECIAL EXHIBITION: Media and Documentation
FROM THE LAND OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
Peter Minshall, 1974
Castle Killarney, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
January 23 to March 28, 2024 (Extended)
Tuesday–Fridays 9:00 am- 5:00 pm | Saturdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
All are welcome. For all ages. Children welcome.
Baachacs Collective
& The Minshall Mas Foundation
The Minshall Collection
in partnership with
The Frank & Myrtle Cleghorn Foundation
"dedicated to human understanding"
&
Castle Killarney (Stollmeyer’s Castle)
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
with the generous support of
The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago
& The Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago
National Lotteries Control Board
Francis-Lau Construction Co Ltd
Massy Foundation
Jimmy Aboud and Company Ltd
The National Gas Company of T&T Ltd
Angostura Holdings Ltd
Trinidad and Tobago Association for Retired Persons Ltd
Pearl and Dean (Caribbean) Ltd
The UWI, Institute for Gender and Development Studies, St Augustine Unit
Gittens and Gittens Real Estate Agents
Special thanks to
Banyan Limited and Banyan Archive
Visual Art and Production Limited
Callaloo Company
Meiling Inc
Lyndersay Digital
Jason C. Audain
Scully Photography
Swayo Digital
Radical Designs & The Print Shop
Business Supply Group Ltd - BOSS
National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago
The Alma Jordan Library, The UWI
Special thanks to
The Normandie
Alliance for Rural Communities
Blue Waters Products Ltd
Starbucks T&T
A. S. Bryden & Sons (Trinidad) Limited
Hummingbird Helpers and Friends
Thank you
for your support.
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For sponsorship opportunities:
Email: baachacs.collective@gmail.com
Tel: 1 (868) 717-6470.
Your generous support will be acknowledged in numerous ways across all platforms, including:
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Banners (Roadside and inside of the exhibition display)
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Print Exhibition Documents
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Print Exhibition Publications
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Press Releases
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Social Media (image and text)
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and more.
20 Jan - Paula Lindo, Newsday
Explore Peter Minshall's mind in the Land of the Hummingbird
23 Jan - Kimberly Wallace, Trinidad Express
‘Hummingbird’ flies again ...50 years after landmark Minshall Carnival presentation
26 Jan - Kimberly Wallace, Express Vibes
‘Hummingbird’ Flies Again – 50 Years After Landmark Minshall Carnival Presentation
26 Jan - Loop News Minshall's 'From the Land of the Hummingbird' on display at Killarney
26 Jan - Mathew Chin, CNC3 Television Rediscovering Peter Minshall’s “Hummingbird”
Note: 13-year-old Sherry Ann Guy performed From the Land of the Hummingbird. Not Sherry Ann Coelho (her married name) as (mis-)stated in this clip.
27 Jan - Paula Lindo, Newsday
The making of Minshall's Land of the Hummingbird
2 Feb - Ardene Sirjoo, i95.5 FM,
Ardene . Live at 10
Starts at 58 minutes into this recording
5 Feb - Francis-Lau Construction social media post
Custom Built Module
8 Feb - Repeating Islands
Hummingbird’ Flies Again – 50 Years after Landmark Minshall Carnival Presentation
20 Feb - 103fm.tt
Minshall legacy exhibition continues at Castle Killarney
24 Feb - TTT Live _ Creatives
Creatives: Peter Minshall
5 March - Pat Ganase - Newsday: Features
Community support for Land of the Hummingbird
5 March - Robert Lee - Angelo Bissessarsingh's Virtual Museum of Trinidad and Tobago
The Making of the Hummingbird
10 March - Trinbago Vibes
From the Land of the Hummingbird - an Exhibit at Stollmeyer's Castle in Trinidad
27 March - Janine Mendes-Franco - Global Voices
Half a century after first flight, Trinidad & Tobago Carnival designer Peter Minshall's seminal hummingbird continues to bring joy
‘She became the mas and the mas became her'
Click to download
Release dated 8 January 2024
Release dated 25 January 2024
Release dated 8 February 2024
All are welcome.
Opening hours are the regular castle opening hours.
Tuesday–Fridays 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
All are welcome. For all ages. Children welcome.
Extended to Thurs 28 March
Special note: Closed Sat 23 March. Open Mon 25 March
RE: GROUP BOOKINGS
For large groups of 10 or more and for schools, please email or call:
Castle Killarney (Stolllmeyers Castle)
Corner Serpentine and Maraval Roads, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Landline (868) 227-5240 | Mobile/WhatsApp (868) 798 5574
Email: castlekillarneytt@gmail.com
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