Haiti - Culture : The old Jacmel prison will become a Cultural Centre
Mario Dupuy, the new Haitian Minister of Culture has officially launched Tuesday the restoration project of the former prison of Jacmel to transform it into Cultural Centre and touristic. his project is part of a partnership between the Ministry of Culture, the Institute for the Protection of National Heritage (ISPAN), with financial support from the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECI)... The ceremony took place in Jacmel, in the presence of Spanish Ambassador to Haiti, and the new Minister of Culture and various other personalities.
"How not to be interpellated by the strong symbolism of these work, because we will transform a former prison, place of confinement, into a cultural center, therefore a place of freedom by excellence [...]
As you know, the reconstruction of Haiti, both physical and than human, remains the main priority of His Excellency Mr. Joseph Martelly Michelle, President of the Republic [...] IIt is given to us to note the tangible results and indisputably positive that are made here in Jacmel [...] We stress that the culture in Haiti is both our first and last line of defense.
In some time, maybe some will forget that this place, former civilian prison, was a den of gloom, a black hole... but the light of art, with such ease will settle there [...] n behalf of the Government, on behalf of President of the Republic, my dear friends of the Spanish Cooperation, a big thanks."
