Cultures and memories

An ambitious scheme to restore and reopen an historic stretch of waterway on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is one step closer, thanks to the completion of phase one of the Cefn Flight of Fourteen Locks Restoration project.

Through new partnerships with diverse ethnic communities, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (V&A) sought to encourage cultural ownership of its collections and develop heritage skills for people within and outside the museum.

Primary schools explored the customs and traditional stories of the Fens and shared their learning through art, performance, music, exhibitions and publications.

Students from Birmingham universities worked with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to create an exhibition to showcase and explore the museum’s West African textile collections.

Our Histories promoted mental health recovery by offering participants the opportunity to research their personal histories through storytelling, research, and visits to heritage sites.

Through its Windrush 70 and Beyond project, Kingsway Project celebrated the 70th anniversary of the ‘Empire Windrush’ by recording and sharing Caribbean migration stories.

This year-long heritage learning project celebrated and promoted the rich cultural life of the LGBTQ+ community in Brighton and Hove.

Young people researched the experiences and impact of Birmingham's migrants and discovered what it means to be British.

Young people from Fareham researched and curated an exhibition exploring the relationship between technology and teenagers since the 1960s.

Students collected stories and discovered what life was like being blind or partially sighted in the past.

When Thomas Henshaw died in 1810, he left a legacy of £20,000 in his will to establish an 'Asylum for the Indigent Blind' in Manchester.

Led by Liberal Judaism, this project recorded and showcased Jewish LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s to today.