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Block by Block: The Rise and Fall of the Trowbridge and Clapton Park estates
This podcast was created as part of Hackney Museum’s Young Curators programme (2023).
The programme supported young people to develop research and curatorial skills. They created their own temporary exhibition exploring social housing in the London Borough of Hackney. In this podcast they discuss the process of researching and designing the exhibition as well as the history and legacy of Hackney social housing.
The Young Curators programme was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Purim on Cazenove: Portrait of a Jewish Festival | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 5064 месяца назад
An artists’ portrait of the street celebrations of Purim, a Jewish festival, on Cazenove in 2012 and 2013 through street photography and audio recordings. This film was commissioned by Hackney Museum and featured in the exhibition 'Side by Side: Living in Cazenove' (23 January-17 May 2014). Sound by Jessica Marlowe Photography by Tanya Harris and Nick Coates Artists Tanya Harris and Jessica Mar...
Hackney 300,000 BC | Exhibition Trailer | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 95Год назад
Hackney 300,000 BC: Meet the Neanderthal neighbours and curious creatures of the borough’s Old Stone Age This exhibition explores a distant past, when Hackney was like an African savannah and huge beasts roamed the landscape. Get hands on with objects hundreds of thousands of years old, and learn about the mysterious now extinct humans who made them, the Neanderthals. Find out why Hackney is on...
Ayahs' and Amahs' Home, Hackney
Просмотров 8662 года назад
This public talk explores the lives of Ayahs and Amahs, many of whom lived at the Ayahs' and Amahs' Homes on King Edward’s Road, Hackney (1900-1941), awaiting return journeys to Asia. South Asian ayahs and Chinese amahs were domestic workers employed as child carers, nannies and wet nurses in private households in India, China and Southeast Asia during the British colonial period. Significant n...
Africans in Britain: A Hidden History - talk by Professor Hakim Adi
Просмотров 8032 года назад
Professor Hakim Adi gave this fascinating online talk exploring how Africans have often been hidden in ‘Black British' history. The talk accompanied a temporary exhibition at Hackney Museum 'Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s' (14 Sept 2021 - 15 Jane 2022), which shared stories of people moving and living, working, studying and growing up in Hackney, from the 1960s to 2020. Hakim Adi is Prof...
Windrush and Beyond - Kenrick Hanson
Просмотров 1322 года назад
Kenrick Hanson was born in Jamaica and moved to the UK in 1962. In this extract from his 2017 interview with Hackney Museum, he discusses his time as Mayor of Hackney from 1984-1985. Read the full interview here - museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/object-2020-6
Being African in Hackney
Просмотров 2032 года назад
This film was designed and delivered by poet Theresa Lola, in collaboration with Hackney Museum staff. It has adapted from the workshops delivered at Hackney Museum for Hackney's primary schools and is inspired by Hackney Museum's temporary exhibition 'Being African in Hackney'. You can find the accompanying document pack here; hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk/schools/learning-resources/ks2-learni...
Remembering BRAFA (British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal Team)
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 года назад
This short film was made to commemorate the opening of BRAFA Square in Hackney. This new public square is named in honour of the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal team (BRAFA), an inspirational part of Hackney’s rich African and Caribbean history. Remembering BRAFA reunites the surviving members to tell the story of how, in the mid-1980s, local reggae musician Leon Leiffer brought together l...
BRAFA Square Opening Ceremony - Livestream Event
Просмотров 1 тыс.2 года назад
Watch back the official launch of BRAFA Square broadcasted live in Hackney on October 6 2021 with a small ceremony including the speeches, interviews with BRAFA members and a preview of a new documentary about BRAFA. The Back Story Voted for by the public in 2020, BRAFA Square in Hackney is named in honour of the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal team. In 1985 BRAFA brought together over 200...
A Journey through Hackney's African and Caribbean History (with spoken word by Bad Lay-Dee)
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.3 года назад
A Journey through Hackney’s African and Caribbean History is a new short film written and presented by spoken word artist and educator, Bad Lay-Dee, produced by Hackney Museum, and filmed, directed and edited by Winstan Whitter. Programmed as part of Hackney’s Black History Season, the film is interwoven with poetry and spoken word and delves into African and Caribbean history, heritage and cul...
Not Just Hair
Просмотров 1213 года назад
This short film features interviews with local residents about the importance of hair. Created for 'Hackney's Got Style: Celebrating the History and Impact of African and Caribbean Style and Hair' temporary exhibition at Hackney Museum (October 2019 - March 2020).
Windrush and Beyond - James Boston - Racism on London Transport
Просмотров 5544 года назад
James Augustus Boston (c.1928 - 2019) moved to Britain from Montserrat in 1960. James worked as a bus conductor and lived in Stoke Newington. In this extract of their 1998 interview with Hackney Museum, he describes racism he encountered while working for London Transport. Read the full interview at museum.hackney.gov.uk/object11125 Image Antonn Christophe. With thanks to Hyacinth Boston.
Windrush and Beyond - Vera Maloney
Просмотров 8774 года назад
Vera Maloney was born in St Lucia. In this extract from her interview with Hackney Museum discussing moving to England, she describes housing conditions and racism from London landlords. Read the full interview at museum.hackney.gov.uk/object11118
Windrush and Beyond - Shirley V Boateng
Просмотров 1534 года назад
Shirley Boateng moved to England from Trinidad in 1971 to be a nurse. In this extract of her 2010 interview with Hackney Museum, she discusses her career as a nurse, racism she experienced, and support within the Caribbean nursing community. Read the full interview at museum.hackney.gov.uk/object9629
Windrush and Beyond - Interview with Roy Beckles
Просмотров 6464 года назад
Windrush and Beyond - Interview with Roy Beckles
Hackney's Got Style - Eileen's story
Просмотров 1454 года назад
Hackney's Got Style - Eileen's story
Living On The Welfare Estate | Clapton Park Estate, Hackney ,1988
Просмотров 9 тыс.5 лет назад
Living On The Welfare Estate | Clapton Park Estate, Hackney ,1988
Bad Lay-Dee workshops at Hackney Museum about African and Caribbean music
Просмотров 1345 лет назад
Bad Lay-Dee workshops at Hackney Museum about African and Caribbean music
Reconstruction of the Clapton dugout boat | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 2676 лет назад
Reconstruction of the Clapton dugout boat | Hackney Museum
We Are Project Indigo | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 8696 лет назад
We Are Project Indigo | Hackney Museum
Independence - 50 years of independence for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 2606 лет назад
Independence - 50 years of independence for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago | Hackney Museum
From Pop Art to Community Arts: Hackney in the 1970s-80s Part 1 | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 5536 лет назад
From Pop Art to Community Arts: Hackney in the 1970s-80s Part 1 | Hackney Museum
Caribbean Through a Lens - A talk by photographer Tim Smith | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 496 лет назад
Caribbean Through a Lens - A talk by photographer Tim Smith | Hackney Museum
Island to Island: Journeys through the Caribbean | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 1386 лет назад
Island to Island: Journeys through the Caribbean | Hackney Museum
Celebrating 50 years of Independence for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 596 лет назад
Celebrating 50 years of Independence for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago | Hackney Museum
Stamford Hill Mods: the genesis of Marc Bolan | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 11 тыс.6 лет назад
Stamford Hill Mods: the genesis of Marc Bolan | Hackney Museum
Living in Cazenove: Tijala and her family | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 6186 лет назад
Living in Cazenove: Tijala and her family | Hackney Museum
I ♥ Hackney: celebrating Hackney and its people | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 5387 лет назад
I ♥ Hackney: celebrating Hackney and its people | Hackney Museum
From Pop Art to Community Arts: Hackney in the 1970s-80s Part 2 | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 1797 лет назад
From Pop Art to Community Arts: Hackney in the 1970s-80s Part 2 | Hackney Museum
Xenia Women learning English together - First anniversary celebrations Pt.2 | Hackney Museum
Просмотров 587 лет назад
Xenia Women learning English together - First anniversary celebrations Pt.2 | Hackney Museum