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Cocoa, mango and the generous Trini spirit
Doux-doux – the sweetest of mangos – though Trinidad has a huge variety of mangos, and everyone has their own preference, often hotly contested. This is the second blog in the series from Joanna...
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Curious dogs, venomous vipers and a truck full of samples
The rugged coast along the road to Matelot. Joanna Ostapkowicz, Curator of the Americas, collection continues her journey through Trinidad, here is her latest update: “Day 2: Curious dogs, venomous...
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Mountains, Maracas beach and more mangos
A mountainous vantage point between Verdant Vale and Morne La Croix It’s day 3 for Joanna Ostapkowicz on her research trip to Trinidad: “Day 3: Mountains, Maracas beach and more mangos: the Central...
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The oilfields of the South East and ‘pitch lake’ roads
The southeast crew: (left to right): Keisha, Leo, Imran, Jameel. Joanna Ostapkowicz, Curator of the Americas collection, continues her rather bumpy journey through Trinidad, we catch up with her for:...
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The source: Pitch Lake and environs
A view of the shoreline from the centre of Pitch Lake before and after a downpour. The two photos were taken within moments of each other. We continue with Joanna on her journey through Trinidad as she...
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The central South West: ‘five-fingers’, ‘fat pork’ and tamarind sours
Waterloo temple Joanna Ostapkowicz, Curator of the Americas Collection, is on the last leg of her research trip to Trinidad before heading over to Tobago: “Day 7-8: The central South West:...
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Tobago: the final stop
The Tobago field collecting team: (left to right): David, Terri and Darren Joanna Ostapkowicz, Curator of the Americas, collection concludes her research journey through Trinidad & Tobago: “Day...
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The night World Museum nearly died
The upper horseshoe gallery was home to the natural history collections in 1941. In pride of place was Don Pedro, the Indian elephant. Over the next few weeks Lolo, a student working at World Museum,...
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Black pitch, carved histories research project
An early postcard showing the depths attained in digging pitch, and the manual labour involved. Even at these depths, the lake would refill to its original level within a day or two. In 2015 I blogged...
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Don Pedro: the elephant that died twice
Don Pedro (the elephant) standing proud at the centre of the Upper Horseshoe Gallery before 3 May 1941 University of Manchester student Lolo is working on our new online exhibition that will be...
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