Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month 2010
09 June 2010
Gypsy Roma and Traveller’s History Month launched at the beginning of June, building on the success of 2008 and 2009’s celebrations. Kicking off at Mile End Arts Pavilion with a sobering reminder of the Holocaust’s legacy of loss among the Sinti and Roma
Jewish Museum reopens
08 June 2010
Earlier this year London's Jewish Museum relocated, revamped and decanted itself into several new purpose developed spaces. Kate Smith visited to report back for Untold London.
The long first room of the reopened Jewish museum conveys the UK 's
Cotton To Curry - Kew Gardens Puts Asian Plant Culture Online
19 April 2010
A new government-funded project dedicated to lifting the lid on some of the UK’s favourite plants and spices was launched on February 15 by Kew Gardens. Plant Cultures is a new online archive from the Royal Botanic Gardens and Culture Online that explores the real
Lost Portrait Of Mary 'Mother' Seacole Goes On Display At NPG
16 April 2010
Caroline Lewis goes to see the only known painted portrait of Mary Seacole, the famous black nurse of the Crimean War, on display in the National Portrait Gallery.
The portrait, by an obscure artist, had been concealed under a framed print until a dealer unsealed
A Taste Of Black British Style At The V&A In London
13 April 2010
Kristen Bailey puts on her Sunday best for the V&A's exhibition exploring the style and fashion of black people in Britain and their impact on British culture over the past 50 years, on until January 16 2005.
The first thing which grabs my attention is
English Heritage Unveil A Blue Plaque To Honour Paul Robeson
13 April 2010
David Prudames reports that an English Heritage Blue Plaque has been unveiled at the former London home of the black singer, actor and pioneering civil rights activist, Paul Robeson. Blue Plaques are awarded to those who have gained recognition through their life and work. In
Horniman Museum Sculpture Marks Slave Trade Abolition
13 April 2010
The Horniman Museum in London has unveiled a sculpture to mark the end of the Bicentenary Year commemorating the 1807 Parliamentary Abolition of Transatlantic Slavery.African artist Taslim Martin unveiled the poignant sculpture ‘Blue Earth 1807-2007’ on Friday December 14 2007 as a major new permanent addition
Divine Cat: Speaking to the gods in Ancient Egypt
13 April 2010
Wajihah Hamid gets under the skin of the iconic Gayer-Anderson cat, one of the best known objects in the British Museum. This room 3 highlight exhibition is now over but you can still find the cat and friends in the permanent Egyptian galleries upstairs at
Aboriginal Human Remains
13 April 2010
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During the colonisation of Australia many artefacts were taken from the indigenous peoples. Many of these items ended up in British museums, including a vast number of Aboriginal skeletons, or parts of skeletons from about 4,000 people. Further remains were held in museums in Australia.The
Opium To London: Pictures From The Science Museum
08 April 2010
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06/07/2007Jonathan Chan has uncovered rare pictures of the Chinese opium scene in East London. Here he describes the chain of events that spread opium around the world, before telling the story of Ah Sing, whose den was one of the best known in London
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