The Reggae Museum is governed according to recognized museum and nonprofit best practices, ensuring institutional integrity, accountability, and long-term cultural stewardship. Governance structures are designed to protect the museum’s mission, uphold ethical standards, and ensure responsible management of cultural heritage.
Board Oversight
The museum operates under the oversight of a Board of Directors/Trustees responsible for:
Defining and safeguarding the museum’s mission and vision
Ensuring legal, ethical, and fiduciary responsibility
Providing strategic guidance and institutional oversight
Supporting long-term sustainability and public trust
Board members are selected for their expertise in culture, education, governance, finance, law, and community leadership, with a commitment to Jamaican cultural integrity and global representation.
Executive & Curatorial Leadership Day-to-day leadership is guided by an executive team overseeing strategic development, collections stewardship, educational programming, public engagement, and institutional partnerships. Curatorial leadership upholds museum-grade research and ethical standards across all exhibitions and archives, ensuring accuracy, proper attribution, and cultural integrity.
Executive & Curatorial Leadership
Day-to-day leadership is provided by an executive team responsible for:
Strategic planning and institutional development
Collections stewardship and curatorial direction
Educational programming and public engagement
Partnerships, fundraising, and institutional growth
Curatorial leadership ensures all exhibitions, archives, and interpretive materials meet museum-grade research and ethical standards, with careful attention to accuracy, attribution, and cultural context.
Ethics & Accountability
The Reggae Museum adheres to: Clear governance policies and conflict-of-interest standards. Transparent decision making and institutional accountability. Ethical stewardship of collections, narratives, and intellectual property. All leadership operates with a shared responsibility to uphold public trust and protect reggae as a living cultural heritage.
Advisory Councils
The museum is supported by Advisory Councils composed of artists, scholars, cultural practitioners, and community historians who:
Provide subject-matter expertise and cultural guidance
Review interpretive frameworks and exhibition content
Advise on ethical considerations and community representation
These councils help ensure that reggae’s story is told by and with the culture, not about it.
Through responsible governance and informed leadership, The Reggae Museum functions as a cultural trust balancing scholarship, community voice, and global access. Leadership is guided by the principle that reggae’s legacy must be preserved with respect, rigor, and integrity for present and future generations.
Located in a beautifully curated space, the Loquet museum offers a serene and enchanting atmosphere for visitors to immerse themselves in the world of lockets. We invite you to step through our doors and embark on a journey that will leave you captivated by the magic encapsulated within these tiny, wearable treasures.
Discover the secrets and sentiments hidden within our history. At the Reggae Museum, we celebrate the art of storytelling through cherished artifacts.Preserve the legacy. Amplify the culture.
At its core, this mission is about respect—for the music, for the message, and for the movement. Reggae is not just a genre; it is a way of life, a voice for the voiceless, and a beacon for social change. With The Reggae Museum, curated by the legendary YardRock TV, and the upcoming Dancehall Museum, we are building a legacy that ensures reggae and dancehall are never erased, overlooked, or rewritten by outsiders.
We are telling our own stories—loud, proud, and forever rooted in truth.
