At the end of the Second World War and with the organization of the World's Fair in Port-au-Prince under the government of President Dumarsais Estimé, the first tourists began to visit Haiti. Starting from this period, to offer an alternative to postcards as the almost exclusive souvenirs, the first artisans began creating handmade works, born of their imagination, with a distinct cultural and identity stamp.

Some families have been passing down their craftsmanship for over seventy-five years, despite the absence of an event that highlights these professionals or a platform that allows them to discuss and transmit their practice. In a country in perpetual metamorphosis, with population displacements caused by insecurity, this lack will likely result in serious trauma and definite consequences for cultural memory. During the "flourishing" era of tourism, craft shops existed, but there was no fair.