Thinking Through the Museum

TTTM Curates — Affiliate Simone Cambridge takes us inside “it comes from the head: A Straw Heritage”, an exhibition that was on view at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas (NAGB) from September 2024 to February 2025.

The exhibition celebrates straw craft through contemporary interpretations by Bahamian artists, drawing inspiration from the writings of Cambridge’s own grandmother, Thelma Eula Cambridge’s 1968 volume “Growing Functional Arts in the Bahamas”, while highlighting the deep connections between straw work and Bahamian histories of labour, migration, identity, colonialism, and cultural tradition.

Featuring work by: Tamika Galanis, Anina Major, Jodi Minnis, Averia Wright

The exhibition was curated by Simone Cambridge and supported through the NLS Curatorial and Art Writing Fellowship.

Watch the full presentation and tour here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLaplTENSus

TTTM Curates — Affiliate Simone Cambridge takes us inside “it comes from the head: A Straw Heritage”, an exhibition that was on view at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas (NAGB) from September 2024 to February 2025. The exhibition celebrates straw craft through contemporary interpretations by Bahamian artists, drawing inspiration from the writings of Cambridge’s own grandmother, Thelma Eula Cambridge’s 1968 volume “Growing Functional Arts in the Bahamas”, while highlighting the deep connections between straw work and Bahamian histories of labour, migration, identity, colonialism, and cultural tradition. Featuring work by: Tamika Galanis, Anina Major, Jodi Minnis, Averia Wright The exhibition was curated by Simone Cambridge and supported through the NLS Curatorial and Art Writing Fellowship. Click the link in bio to watch the full presentation and tour!

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