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In the news
- 19 Jan
42nd West Indian Fair 2024
Read moreGreat Afro-Antillean Fair of SAMAAP was held on Saturday February 10 and Sunday February 11, 2023 at the ATLAPA Convention Center.
- 08 Jul
Know Your Canal 2023
Read more2023 Calendar of activities to highlight the contributions of men and women of African descent in the development of Panamanian society.
- 02 Jul
Gala Dinner and Dance
Read moreSAMAAP pictures of their 2023 gala dinner and tribute dance event honoring several local outstanding citizens.
Comments off - 14 Jun
SAMAAP Bi-Weekly Meetings -2023
Read moreSAMAAP PANAMÁ is inviting you to their bi-weekly scheduled Zoom meetings for 2023.
- 01 May
Black Ethnicity Month 2023
Read moreSAMAAP's calendar of activities for the month of May 2023, with highlights the contributions people of African descent.
- 18 Feb
41th West Indian Fair 2023
Read moreGreat Afro-Antillean Fair of SAMAAP will be held on Saturday February 18 and Sunday February 19, 2023 at the ATLAPA Convention Center.
- 15 Sep
SAMAAP Board of Directors election results 2023-2024
Read moreOn October 29, 2022, SAMAAP's new board of directors was elected for the period 2023-2024.
- 04 Aug
Gala Dinner and Tribute Dance
Read moreSAMAAP held their gala dinner and tribute dance event honoring several local outstanding citizens.
- 04 Aug
Know Your Canal 2022
Read moreCalendar of activities to highlight the contribution of men and women of African descent in the development of Panamanian society.
- 09 May
40th West Indian Fair 2022
Read moreGreat Afro-Antillean Fair of SAMAAP was held on Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22 - Click to view pictures
History of Our Museum
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January 3,1910
This Museum occupies the building which at one time was the Christian Mission Church which was built in El Marañón, Calidonia, by Barbadian workers. It…
December 22, 1980
The West Indian Museum of Panama was inaugurated by the Panamanian government as a tribute to the West Indian immigrants who came to Panama to…
May 3, 2018
The Afro Antillean Museum reopened after six months of internal and external remodeling initiating the celebration of the Month of the Black ethnicity and commemorating…
Get Involved
We want you to be part of the SAMAAP experience and its service to our community. We offer several ways to keep you engaged with us to help maintain and develop our museum and our activities. If you love to preserve and care about the local history or if you want support our cultural traditions, become a SAMAAP member today!
Prepare for the future by learning about the different manifestations of resistance that our ancestors used to break the chains of slavery and racial discrimination as they arrived to this country in search of a better future.
Learn about our pastYour donations provide wonderful benefits to our scholarship recipients and supports the projects of the museum and our goal to inform, preserve and conserve our local and West Indian cultural history.
Ways to supportThe primary objective of this civic, non-profit group has been to foment community interest in the Museum as well as to sponsor socio-cultural and academic activities that promote West Indian Culture in Panama.
Become a SAMAAP memberPlanning to visit the West Indian Museum of Panama?
Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. - Closed on Mondays.
What are our visitors saying about their experience
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What a super day at the West Indian Fair! Great music, incredibly friendly people, dancing, singing, a lot of smiles and of course eating.
Daniel Joseph -
This year’s crowd at the ATLAPA convention Center was bigger than in the past, drawing isthmian residents of all ethnicities.
Silvia Tom -
I wish to thank SAMAAP for opening your doors to me and allowing me to use your research center/museum and library.
Dr. Beverly A King Miller -
I have attended most of their cultural and religious activities which bring out the best of the West-Indian community in Panama and Colon.
Ruth Lawson