Cultures and memories

National Museums Scotland worked with the Glasgow Gurdwara and Sikh Sanjog to explore Sikh heritage through the history of the boy Maharaja.

Young people from Chesterton changed their attitude to their neighbourhood by uncovering its Roman past.

Exploring the contributions of Rossendale’s first generation Bangladeshi Pioneers through intergenerational working.

A student-led project created a mobile phone app that updates a Jane Austen walking trail in Hampshire to mark 200 years since the author’s death.

Inspired by TV series Peaky Blinders, young people used drama to explore the heritage of gang culture from Victorian times to the modern day.

Young people learned about ancient Welsh music and were taught how to use modern digital devices to create their own new compositions.

Young women from different ethnic backgrounds investigated and learned about the changing role of women over the past 100 years.

Beat Routes enabled young people to discover the history of recording music in the 20th century, experimenting and recording with pre-digital technology.

South West Youth Parliament members took part in a project to learn about people who campaigned for change in their communities and in politics.

School pupils explored Birmingham archives to discover more about how protesters helped win women the vote.

Young people researched 50 years of Caribbean music and culture in Bristol and shared their findings via radio, film and online.

The Routes and Rhythm project was created by a group of young people who wanted to know more about their cultural heritage through the history of music.