The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (NCC) has invited the public to visit the newly opened NCC Carnival Exhibition 2024, entitled De Carnival Gallery, located in the Grand Stand foyer, Carnival City, Queen’s Park Savannah.

According to the NCC, it is free and accessible to the public and the exhibition opens tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7 and will run every day until Saturday, February 17. Displays can be viewed from 10 am to 7 pm, and until 10 pm on nights when Carnival City would be hosting evening events.

The NCC further stated that:

Featured in the exhibition would be unique photographic presentations of Carnival legends, real-time portrayals of various authentic Traditional Carnival Characters, and interactive virtual displays curated and presented by the members of the NCC’s Carnival Institute Regional Carnival (CIRC) department.

In keeping with a mandate to protect, promote, and preserve cultural artifacts, De Carnival
Gallery is presented to the public as a one-of-a-kind and engaging museum exhibition that takes patrons on an interesting chronological and historical tour of some well-known and lesser-known aspects of our nation’s Carnival and its culture.

De Carnival Gallery will feature prominently at several shows hosted at Carnival City this week, including the Junior and Senior Kings and Queens Competitions, the National Junior and Senior Parades of the Bands, the National Panorama Large Bands Finals, Dimanche Gras, and Carnival Lagniappe.

The NCC sincerely thanks the public for its support and looks forward to welcoming all to De Carnival Gallery this season. For more information and event dates, please visit the NCC online at ncctt.org, or on Facebook and Instagram.