Investing in heritage of diverse ethnic communities

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

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.

A city-wide project celebrated the extraordinary life of activist Edward Rushton as part of DaDaFest International 2014.

This project told the story of the UK's first professional black footballer, with free educational resources exploring Arthur Wharton's heritage.

The history of the pioneers of Birmingham’s Bangladeshi-owned ‘Indian’ restaurants was uncovered and shared through an immersive exhibition, events, website and book.

Young people gained new skills while preserving and raising awareness of Pakistani/Kashmiri heritage in Luton.

The L8 Untold Project will engage volunteers in uncovering and recording hidden histories of Britain’s oldest Black community.

The history of Chinese migrants in Reading, so far undocumented, is now available to all thanks to a heritage project spanning multiple generations.

Young people have uncovered the history behind social justice in Tyneside.

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

This project captured the unrecorded and less well-known experiences of the Nigerians who came to Manchester between 1940 and 1960.

The project will identify and record, interpret and explain the history of West African textiles designed and produced by ABC Wax in Manchester from 1900’s until the present day.