IRAAS / Nomadic Archivist Project Virtual Event
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6:00pm – 8:00pm EST
“Preserving Haitian History: A Special Presentation by Cap-Haïtien Citadelle Archive, the Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National (ISPAN)” Introductory remarks by Obden Mondesir, archivist, Haitian Studies Institute at Brooklyn College.
Speakers: Rhoddy Attilus, Medjino Louis, Frederick Mangonès, Antonio Marcelli, and Yessica Saintigny
Registration is Required https://bit.ly/4bPLqqn
This presentation introduces the Cap-Haïtien Citadelle Archive project and offers a closer look at the meaning behind Haiti’s World Heritage monuments. The Cap-Haïtien team of archivists, architects, and translators are preserving over two decades of analog documentation of restoration work, using digital tools and inclusive metadata in English, French and Haitian Kreyòl. The project offers long-term archival strategies for future stewardship.
The event will be in English and simultaneously translated into Kreyòl and French.
Co-presented by the Institute for Research in African American Studies-Columbia University (IRAAS), The Nomadic Archivists Project (NAP) and the Haitian Studies Institute, Brooklyn College.
