SPADY MUSEUM Hosts Opening Reception for 'Legacies of Delray Beach Families' Exhibition

June 11, 2013 - PRLog -- EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION AT SPADY CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM IS A FAMILY AFFAIR



May 17 event welcomed local officials and members from each featured family



(Delray Beach, FL – June 5, 2013) It was a family reunion at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum on May 17, as the museum debuted its original exhibition, The Legacies of Delray Beach Families.



Members, matriarchs and patriarchs of the Spells, Quince, Edmonds and Mitchell families took turns speaking to the meaning of the photographic exhibit, which featured their families, on display through August 31. Delray Beach Mayor Carey Glickstein was in attendance to deliver congratulations and welcoming words.



The show features original photography of the families and families’ artifacts curated by local artist-photographer Michiko Kurisu. The families were selected based on oral histories collected by Spady Museum Founder Vera Farrington. Exhibit text explains how the families contributed to the city through their professions.



“While most may be familiar with the contributions of Delray Beach’s architects, government officials, artists and developers, the public may not be as informed about the African-American farmers, church-builders, police officers, barbers and teachers who were the spine of the community. These are their tales,” said Museum Director Charlene Jones. “It is with great pride and promise that the Spady Museum shares the portraits, memories and achievements of these four families in an effort to educate, inspire and recognize how much “every man” of this city has given to its growth and development. Without each one, there would be no one.”



About the Spady Museum:

Located at 170 NW Fifth Avenue in Delray Beach, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is the only museum in Palm Beach County dedicated to sharing the African, Haitian- and Caribbean-American cultural contributions to Florida and the U.S. Sponsors are Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Palm Beach County, Tourist Development Council, and Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. Corporate Supporting Sponsors are Jay Rowley of Morgan Stanley and Delray Yacht Cruises. Museum Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday; Saturday by appointment. Closed Sundays. Admission: $10; Members are free. For more information, call 561.279.8883 or visit www.spadymuseum.org.

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(IDs l-R  /  Photos by Corby Kaye’s Studio Palm Beach)

1. Vera Farrington, Delray Beach Mayor Carey Glickstein, Lillie Quince Head

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