RVAHub announced that the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) is one of only four places in the United States that is included on this inaugural list from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a specialized United Nations agency. The purpose of the network is to allow members to share their good practices in conservation, promotion, and education.
Shakia Gullette Warren, executive director of BHMVA, said:
“I’m thrilled that UNESCO has recognized the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia in their work to advance the essential memory and education of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and its victims through the creation of this new network.”
The first 22 places joining the Network of Places of History and Memory were unveiled at an event at UNESCO headquarters in Paris last week as part of the 30th Anniversary of the Organization’s flagship program called “Routes of Enslaved Peoples.”