The Chinese Pagoda At Kew Gardens
16 May 2006
From our 2006 Archives - note that the pagoda is no longer open, however the panoramic view from the top can be viewed here.The Chinese pagoda at Kew Gardens is opening to the public for the first time in recent memory. It will be open
Finding Romanistan
07 May 2006
During March and April 2006, a festival Gypsy, Traveller and Romany culture took place in venues around London. Primarily a film festival, it also included two art exhibitions: Traveltopia - a series of photographs by Melanie Wagner which showed in a gallery space at the National
Bengali History In London
12 April 2006
"First I lived in British India, then I lived in East Pakistan, then I lived in Bangladesh and now I live in Britain."This experience of one London man (now a Haringey councillor) nicely encapsulates the complexity of recent Bengali history; in the first
Jewish Medieval London
02 April 2006
In 2006 a festival celebrated the 350 years since Jewish people were readmitted to Britain by Oliver Cromwell. However, we've asked historian Vanessa King to go back even further, and look for the traces of the very earliest settlement of Jewish people in Medieval London.
Recording Kurdish History In London
09 March 2006
Kurds came to Britain in large numbers 20 years ago, mostly from Iraq and Turkey, where they fled the suppression of their language and culture. Marking Newroz, or new year, is not just a calendar date but a political act, because until recently Kurdish Newroz was
The Philippe, Duc d'Orleans Fan Leaf At The Fan Museum
22 February 2006
As LGBT History month draws to a close, Tom Foakes of the Fan Museum take a look at an artefact that sheds some light on the fascinating life of the flamboyant homosexual, Philippe, Duc d'Orleans. Philippe, Duc d’Orleans Born 21st September 1640 Saint
Where To Find Histories Of Chinese London
25 January 2006
From histories of the first Chinese migrants to London, to museum displays of some of the finest objects from Chinese art, we take a look at where you can find Chinese stories in London museums, and the places that regularly run Chinese programmes.Search all
Japanese History in London
02 December 2005
Many Japanese people who now live in London came in the 1980s as Japanese companies spread into Europe. But there have been Japanese people living in Britain since the 1860s following the Meiji Restoration and the reopening of Japan's borders. The first recorded Japanese visitors
John Archer — Britain's First Black Mayor
10 November 2005
John Archer was elected as Mayor in radical Battersea in 1913 - the first black man ever to become a Mayor in Britain. Wandsworth Museum opened a small exhibition in October 2005 looking at his life, politics and circle. John Richard Archer was born in Liverpool in 1863.
Tree Of Life Ushers In Africa05 Season At The British Museum
04 February 2005
Carolyn Bandel gets the lowdown on Africa05..."We are all Africans," says author Margaret Busby. And we are: Africa, as they say, is the cradle of our civilisation.From prehistoric hand axes to a Tree of Life, London’s British Museum kicked off the Africa05
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