Museo de los Balseros
The “Museo de los Balseros,” involved exhibiting rafts and objects that had been found out at sea that had once belonged to Cuban rafters searching for amnesty in the U.S.
The variety of objects exhibited were: Inflatable inner-tubes, wood, rope, sails, lists of phone numbers, medicine, water bottles, religious artifacts, compasses, navigational devices and personal items.
The exhibit is dedicated to the four Americans, members of “Brothers to the Rescue” who were shot down by Soviet MIG’s over international waters while looking for Cuban exiles / migrants looking for a better life in the U.S.A. & to Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
Armando Alejandre Jr., Pablo Morales, Carlos Costa & Mario de la Peña
During the course of the exhibit of “El Museo de los Balseros,” had a six-person panel discussion that took place focusing on the topics of: The Arts, Economics and Politics. None of the objects displayed at the Franklin Furnace Archive were found to have pertained to survivors nor were for sale.
PANEL PARTICIPANTS
- Dr. Juan Martinez - Florida International University, Miami, FL
- Dr. Juan Clark - Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL
- Dr. Jorge Hernandez - Dartmouth University, Hanover, NH
- Dr. Mary Anne - Staniszewski Rensselaer Institute, NY
- Dr. Damian Fernandez - Florida International U, Miami, FL
- Humberto Sanchez - Brothers to the Rescue - Founding Member
