Calypso Music in Postwar America, a traveling exhibition organized by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, explores the far-reaching impact of calypso on American popular culture during the years after World War II. The exhibition features 124 rare photographs, songbooks, record album covers, movie posters and other original graphics.

For a description of the exhibition, contact Steve Stuempfle below. Sample images can be viewed in a related online exhibition at:
www.calypsoworld.org.

The exhibition is available to travel to libraries and museums after September 2006. Earlier dates may also be possible. For additional information, contact:

Steve Stuempfle
Chief Curator
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
101 W. Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: (305) 375-1492
Fax: (305) 375-1609
history@historical-museum.org