The Taino Legacy aims to bring a contemporary perspective to the exhibition by examining the persistence of Taíno culture in the contemporary Caribbean and its diaspora.

The Taíno Legacy I, an exhibition of archival and contemporary photographs and video, documents the life ways and world views of members of the growing self-identified Taíno communities.

The Taíno Legacy II consists of public programs including live performances, as well as lectures and symposia with scholars and Taíno activists¬from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the United States¬ focusing on major issues pertaining to the persistence and revival of Taíno spiritual beliefs, forms of social organization, material culture and performance are. These programs are designed to foster a lively debate on issues pertaining tot he reclamation and reinvention of an ethnic identity, both in the individual, communitarian and national realms.