Culture : Guyana

This pathfinder contains information on Guyanese performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, and folklore. For information about additional cultural resources on Guayana at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). For additional materials at the Library of Congress, consult the Hispanic Reading Room, Performing Arts Reading Room, and American Folklife Center. In addition to Lambros Comitas' work [The Complete Caribbeana, 1900-1975: A Bibliographic Guide to the Scholarly Literature. (Millwood, NY: KTO Press, Research Institute for the Study of Man) 4 vols, 2193 pages, 1977.], the most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Guyana is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Guyana is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/guyana/).

Guyanamusichowcase  (http://www.guyanamusicshowcase.com/)
This site focuses on and sells available Guyanese music. It contains updated CDs and books, audio samples and links.

The Hadfield Foundation  (http://www.guyanaart.com)
The Hadfield Foundation concentrates on work by contemporary Guyanese, Caribbean, and other regional artists. Its official website features: Exhibitions, Artists, Gallery Inventory and Framing.

Mashramani  (http://www.guyanaculture.com)
Mashramani is a Guyanese Festival for the Republic celebration. The word "Mashramani" means celebration after a successful cooperative effort. The website presents a brief history of the origin of the festival, road march contestants, a galery of pictures and some tracks of the music played in previous festival, and more.

The National Trust of Guyana  (http://www.nationaltrust.gov.gy)
Home page of the National Trust of Guyana, an organization dedicated to the preservation, conservation and public display of all aspects of the cultural heritage of Guyana. It gathers information on monuments and historial cities in the country.

Sir Walter Ralegh in Trinidad and Guyana  (http://www.centrelink.org/WalterRalegh.html)
Pages of resources on Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618), an English courtier, navigator, and historian. Ralegh sailed to Guyana and discovered gold mines, in this page one can find the plain text copy of the book he wrote in 1595 about Guyana.

Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology  (http://www.sdnp.org.gy/wrma/)
Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology is a non-profit institution created by the Government of Guyana to collect, exhibit and conserve artifacts relating to the ancient cultures of Guyana. This page makes the Museum's collection accessible to students, researchers, and the general public.