We may never know what inspires some artists to paint. But for Charlton Heston, his stint as the titular character in the production of Macbeth staged at Fort St Catherine in 1953 inspired him to paint the explosive scene at the end of the play. Heston’s painting now hangs amongst works by some of the most prolific painters of Bermuda at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, and while not displayed for its artistic greatness, it is a connection that gives us a glimpse into the island’s allure. The play was st...
Culture
Our Bermuda
The Bermudian’s Almanac: The Hamilton Hotel
This almanac was first published in The Bermudian in October 2002. Looking Back... The Hamilton Hotel opened its doors in 1863 as Bermuda's first major hotel, but this 1930 photo of its new swimming pool gives no indication of its precario...
October 7, 2018
Our Bermuda
Tourist In Your Own Town: Historical Points of Interest
Bermuda was colonized in 1612 and though that makes our island only some-400-years-old, there's a lot of history packed into our four centuries. Get in-touch with Bermuda's ancestral past with visits to The National Museum in Dockyard, Shelly Ba...
October 4, 2018
Arts
Bermuda Nicknames
Ras Mykkal and SJD World are at it again! The two have teamed up to release their third book, Nicknames: How you got your nickname. A novelty book that dives into the stories behind the interesting ways Bermudians have a substitute name. Ras ...
October 3, 2018
Arts
Mary Prince and Ashton Warner: Two Slave Narratives Transcribed by Susanna Moodie
With the recent publication of the late black American writer Zora Neale Hurston’s long-lost transcription of a slave’s story, slave narratives have been much in the news. For its part, Bermuda has given the world a classic work in this trag...
September 30, 2018
Our Bermuda
8 Movies Filmed in Bermuda – From The Deep to Maternal Secrets and Everything in Between!
As anyone who has ever visited Bermuda's shores knows, our island is an idyllic place. In fact, for centuries poets and novelists have used Bermuda as the setting for major works, including poetry by Mark Twain, William Shakespeare's The Tempest...
September 25, 2018
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