The National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), will host its inaugural Heritage Debate on October 3, in partnership with the Jamaican Association for Debate and Empowerment Limited (JADE). The moot for the debate is: “Should Jamaican Patois Be Considered an Official Language?” The debates replace the annual Heritage Lecture traditionally hosted by the NMJ...

The Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), is prioritising youth engagement as a strategic approach to cultivating a vibrant museum-going culture among young Jamaicans. Director and Curator of JaMM, Herbie Miller, told JIS News that the museum is exploring innovative ways to transform how young people engage with and appreciate Jamaica’s rich musical heritage....

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will host its 2025 Visual Arts Competition Awards Ceremony and the opening of the Gold Medal Winners Exhibition on Thursday, October 2. The awards ceremony will commence at 10:00 a.m. at the Confucius Institute, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. Immediately following the ceremony, the exhibition will open at 1:15 p.m. at the...

Director and Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM), Herbie Miller, has welcomed the development of a new structure to house the facility as a significant milestone in preserving and celebrating Jamaica's rich musical heritage. Ground was broken for the state-of-the-art building on September 14 by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. It will be built at...

Downtown Kingston will come to life on Sunday, September 28, as the Kingston Creative Artwalk Festival will be staged from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Festival has become a flagship event for Downtown Kingston, bringing together thousands of attendees each month to experience Jamaica’s cultural and creative industries in a safe, family-friendly environment. Business Development Manager at Kingston Creative,...

Members of the public are invited to view the National Gallery of Jamaica’s (NGJ) latest exhibition: ‘One Nation, New Symbols,’ which opens on Sunday (September 28). Featuring the work of 46 artists and 55 works of art curated from an open call process, the exhibition presents a contemporary response to the signs, imagery and meanings that have shaped Jamaican life....

Jamaicans, especially the youth, are being encouraged to honour the legacy of cultural icon, Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately known as Miss Lou, by embracing and sharing the Jamaican culture and dialect. Speaking during a birthday celebration for Ms. Lou on Wednesday (September 17) at the Portland Parish Library, Vice Principal of Manchioneal Primary School, Richard Derby, emphasised that her enduring mission...