Close Modal Public Event Rasin ak Rèv: Roots and Dreams Friday, August 28 | 7:00pm This intimate gathering brings together writers and thinkers of Haitian descent to explore how stories hold vital knowledge about our heritage, our history, our environment, and the natural world we share. The Museum of Science, in partnership with the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center of Massachusetts, presents Rasin ak Rèv: Roots and Dreams, an evening of conversation bringing together leading Haitian voices in literature and cultural thought for a powerful dialogue on how land, memory, and the living world shape diasporic cultural heritage.This program invites audiences into a rich exploration of how stories—told across generations, languages, and geographies—hold knowledge about history, the environment, and what it means to belong. Through a moderated conversation and audience exchange, the evening will move across themes of culture, magic realism, environmental change, inter-generational memory, resilience, and the ways storytelling itself becomes a form of living science.Join us for an intimate and thought-provoking gathering that bridges Haiti and its diaspora, past and present, and the evolving ecosystem where the natural and human worlds cohabit. The event will include a one-time display of related Haitian artworks. Register for the Event Date and Time Friday, August 28 | 7:00pm Audience Adults 18+ Location Blue Wing View Map Price Free with Pre-Registration Language English Register for the Event Date and Time Friday, August 28 | 7:00pm Audience Adults 18+ Location Blue Wing View Map Price Free with Pre-Registration Language English The Museum of Science, in partnership with the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center of Massachusetts, presents Rasin ak Rèv: Roots and Dreams, an evening of conversation bringing together leading Haitian voices in literature and cultural thought for a powerful dialogue on how land, memory, and the living world shape diasporic cultural heritage.This program invites audiences into a rich exploration of how stories—told across generations, languages, and geographies—hold knowledge about history, the environment, and what it means to belong. Through a moderated conversation and audience exchange, the evening will move across themes of culture, magic realism, environmental change, inter-generational memory, resilience, and the ways storytelling itself becomes a form of living science.Join us for an intimate and thought-provoking gathering that bridges Haiti and its diaspora, past and present, and the evolving ecosystem where the natural and human worlds cohabit. The event will include a one-time display of related Haitian artworks.
