Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange - JIS photo
Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange, has announced an expansion of the Culture Passport programme which enables holders to access some of Jamaica’s prominent heritage sites and cultural events free of charge or at a reduced cost.
The minister said, through the support of the CHASE FUND, 50,000 culture passports will be produced for circulation within the next two years, beginning in the first term of the upcoming academic year.
The culture passport programme works in tandem with the Culture Club movement which was started in 2009 to preserve Jamaican culture and heritage, as well as to provide an avenue for young people to channel their creative energies.
There are currently over 400 culture clubs with more than 4,000 members island-wide.
Included in the sites that can be accessed by Culture Passport holders are: Fort Charles, Devon House, Holywell, The Seville Heritage Park, Liberty Hall, The National Gallery of Jamaica, The National Museum of Jamaica, the Jamaica Music Museum, Accompong and Moore Town.
All members of culture clubs managed by the JCDC are eligible to get a culture passport once the names and passport size photographs of members are submitted to any JCDC parish office.
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