Investing in heritage of diverse ethnic communities

Women attending Wayfinding project
Wayfinding: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Great Outdoors

Projects

Wayfinding: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Great Outdoors

The Wayfinding project created opportunities for people from diverse ethnic communities in the North East of England to engage with the outdoors and wildlife in their local area.

Exhibits in a museum

Projects

Black History live

Black History Live revealed the stories of Kent’s African and Caribbean residents of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Family playing at Beamish open air museum

Projects

Celebrating Community Heritage

Social, cultural and industrial heritage of people in the North East was the subject of a three-year project run by Beamish Museum.

people in cafe

Projects

Caribbean takeaway and oral histories shared

The stories of 10 Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s and 1960s, have been recorded and shared for the first time.

Participants in the Windrush Intergenerational Project
Participants in the Windrush Intergenerational Project

Projects

The Windrush Intergenerational Project

Young people at Pentrehafod School explored the experiences of 'Windrush generations' in the UK since 1948.

Handmade gold jewellery with red and green gemstones displayed on an intricately carved stand
Handmade gold jewellery with red and green gemstones

Projects

Panjab Connections

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

Young people interviewing for the radio station
Young people interviewing for the radio station

Projects

Dub Plate to Dub Step

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