For Immediate Press Release:

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Haitian Heritage Museum
Phone: (305) 371-5988
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Haitian Heritage Museum
“The Only One of Its Kind in the World”

The Haitian Heritage Museum (HHM) is a not for profit organization that is committed to highlighting and preserving Haiti’s rich culture and heritage locally, nationally and internationally. Our goal is to provide a cultural Mecca for Little Haiti where individuals outside of our community and within our community boundaries can come to enjoy beautiful Haitian art, historic artifacts, ethnic sounds of Haitian music, view Haitian films and enjoy a collection of Haitian Literary works. By providing this platform as a linkage to Haitian Americans all over the Diaspora and educating the public about the phenomenal contributions that Haitian Americans made as a people, this will in turn create a legacy for the future generations of young Haitian Americans.

The Haitian Heritage Museum would like to announce the largest donation of artwork of two hundred pieces to the Museum. From the late Dr. Monte H. Koppel estate who was educated at Columbia, NYU, and the New School for Social Research.  His career included Professor of Philosophy at the University of Puerto Rico, United Nations UNESCO Ambassador to Colombia, and Professor of Social Policy at Florida International University.  His deep love and appreciation for the Haitian culture began in the 1960's with visits to the island.  Later, he began collecting multiple genres from the island artists for his personal and professional collection.  Dr. Koppel was also the owner of Gallerie sans Murs and exhibited Haitian art extensively in California, Florida, Germany, and Eastern Europe. We are thankful for this donation which will continue to assist the Haitian Heritage Museum in creating a legacy for the future generations.

 
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