2006

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Kindred Spirits, a periodic newsletter that shares with you some of the world's most moving cultural and heritage experiences.  Through these museums and heritage sites around the world, we can certainly appreciate the unique forms of art and expression indigenous to cultures, as well as the commonalities we share in our human experience.  Enjoy! 

North America:  Don't miss Slavery in New York at the New York Historical Society

Caribbean:  Visit the new  Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico at http://www.mapr.org/

South America:  See more gold than you could ever imagine at the Museo del Oro in Bogota at http://www.banrep.org/museo/home4.htm

Europe:  Visit the Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam at http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=2

Africa:  Visit Elmina Castle on the coast of Ghana - the point of no return for many Africans during slavery - http://www.ghanatourism.gov.gh/regions/highlight_detail.asp?id=&rdid=116

Asia:  Visit the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum in Cambodia at http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2760779-toul_sleng_genocide_museum_s_21_phnom_penh-i;_ylt=AoMZbKdojGa4emYtV9s3QWXlDmoL

Australia & South Pacific:  Visit one of the world's most iconic places, the Syndey Opera House and take in theater, opera and ballet at http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/