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British Museum - collection overview

British Museum

Indian Summer - temporary garden at the British MuseumThe British Museum exists to illuminate the histories of cultures, for the benefit of present and future generations. It is amongst the oldest and largest museums in the UK, and holds material from practically every country in…
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Caribbean

British Library, London

Cutting the Sugar Cane c.1786Using the themes of sugar, slavery and the making of the West Indies, Caribbean Views explores the African slave trade and the contrasting lives of plantation owners and plantation life as experienced by the slave population. The experiences of former slave…
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African

British Library, London

Drawing on items in the British Library and other collections such as the Royal College of Music and Wandsworth Local History Service, Mike's second exhibition, Black Europeans, features five people of African descent who made a contribution to the mainstream of European culture and society:…
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British Library - collections overview

British Library, London

Cutting the Sugar Cane c.1786The British Library is custodian of the most important research collection in the world, spanning almost 3,000 years and from every continent. They have an extensive online catalogue of their books, sound recordings and paper holdings already online. This page therefore…
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Brent Museum - collection overview

Brent Museum

Although in a highly multicultural area, Brent Museum used to hold relatively limited amounts of materials from post-war immigrants to Britain. More has been collected recently. There is some costume, and a certain amount of packaging, from the main communities in the area (Indian, Caribbean…
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City of Westminster Archives Centre - collection overview

City of Westminster Archives Centre

The City of Westminster Archives Centre holds extensive collections relating to family, local, business and community history.Materials relating to Black & Asian history can be found through our online catalogues and our collections guide "Sources for Black and Asian History at the City of Westminster…
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