Background
Cummins, Hyacinth Alissandra was born on October 30, 1958 in Kingston, Jamaica. Daughter of Gordon Theodore Martineau and Hyacinth Marjorie (Yawching) Cummins.
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Hyacinth Alissandra Cummins
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor with honors, U. East Anglia, England, 1981; Master of Arts, U. Leicester, England, 1989.
Career
Research assistant, Museum of Mankind, London, 1982-1983; deputy director, Barbados Museum and History Society, Bridgetown, 1983-1985; director, Barbados Museum and History Society, Bridgetown, since 1985. Consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/United Nations Development Program/Caribbean Cmty., Caribbean, 1992-1994. Advisor, guest curator National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, Liverpool, England, 1992-1994.
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Membership
Trustee Peter Moores Barbados Trust, Bridgetown, since 1991. Board directors National Cultural Foundation, Bridgetown, since 1994. Member committee Barbados National Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bridgetown, since 1994.
Fellow Museums Association (London). Member International Council Museums (vice chairman since 1992), Commonwealth Association Museums (vice president since 1992), Museums Association of Caribbean (president 1989-1992), International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (president 1991-1995), Caribbean Conservation Association (secretary 1988-1990).
