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UCL Jewish Studies Special Collections

UCL Library Special Collections

The Library Services of University College, University of London (UCL) holds printed, manuscript and archival collections of Hebraica and Judaica which are of national and international importance. There are 185,000 items in all. The core of the collection was the Library of the philanthropist, scholar and…
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Eastern Europe: Russian

Science Museum, London

The Space gallery and the science museum is full of iconic objects, one of the most striking being the 1:1 model of Sputnik; the first ever artificial satellite launched in 1957 by the Soviet Union it heralded the beginning of the Space Age. There are…
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North, West & Southern Europe: Travelling Communities

Museum Of Croydon

The Museum of Croydon has a couple of objects purchased from Gypsies who sold things at fairs in the area. Travelling communities have often camped on the outskirts of London. Click the link below to find out more about the objects at Croydon.Gypsy Objects At The Museum Of Croydon
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North, West & Southern Europe: German

Museum Of Croydon

World War Two stories and an experience of pre-war Nazi Germany by a Croydon resident are represented in the collections of the museum. You can find out more by clicking the link below.German Related Objects At The Museum Of Croydon
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Museum of Croydon - collection overview

Museum Of Croydon

The Museum of Croydon reopened in October 2006 with new displays. Each collection of objects in the museum now has a touchscreen attached with deeper information about the objects on display. This also exists as a website - allowing you to virtually browse the museum.We've…
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London Metropolitan Archives - collection overview

London Metropolitan Archives

London Metropolitan Archives’ holdings are increasingly coming to reflect the cosmopolitan nature of the capital itself. The wide variety of nationalities living in London has always been an intrinsic part of the core collections held at LMA relating to the government of London; the records…
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Eastern Europe: Russian

Horniman Museum & Gardens

The Horniman Museum contains a large amount of material relating to nomadic people, including the Scythians who lived in Southern Russia thousands of years ago. This extract from Ken Teague’s book Nomads describes the Horniman’s holdings relating to this people. ‘Scythian remains are a mixture…
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Eastern Europe

Horniman Museum & Gardens

Collections include extensive holdings of textiles, costume, wooden utensils, paintings on glass, agricultural and domestic implements, puppet theatres and masks from Romania and Poland.
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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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Eastern Europe

British Library, London

The British Library's collections in the field of Slavonic, East European and Soviet Studies are the largest in the UK, and probably in Western Europe.The policy of the East European Section is to acquire, as widely as possible, material of research value published in all…
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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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Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre - collection overview

Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre

Bexley Local Studies and Archives Centre have recently begun a project to reflect the experience of diverse cultural groups in this outer borough of London. Their first major project has been with the Sikh Community. Bexley also has a long connection with Gypsies and Travellers…
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