Bringing together historic artworks and objects in conversation with works by contemporary artists, Rise Up explores the battle to abolish the British slave trade and end enslavement between 1750 and 1850, as well as the aftermath, its legacies and the ongoing struggle for equality and social justice today.
Fault Lines: Imagining Indigenous futures for colonial collections presents a series of curatorial responses to current debates regarding colonialism, collections, and custodianship. By bringing together Indigenous curators and contemporary artists, this exciting new exhibition reflects on museums as sites of both historic fracture and future possibility.
Uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale.
Uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale.
Uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale. These expert guided tours are FREE and last around 45 minutes.
Uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale. These expert guided tours are FREE and last around 45 minutes.
For more than two decades, Offeh (b. 1977, Ghana) has been making playful, provocative performance and video works that explore subjects ranging from pop culture to identity and conformity.
Offeh draws from popular music, film and mainstream cultural trends to interrogate our acceptance of political, class, gender and racial models in society. Recently, his practice has approached themes of happiness, play and Afrofuturism through performance and collective live engagements.
Initially trained in theatre design, Himid is best known for her innovative approaches to painting and social engagement, playing a pivotal role in the British Black Arts movement since the 1980s. Over the last decade, she has earned international recognition for her figurative canvases, which explore overlooked and invisible aspects of history and contemporary daily life.
Here is a Gale Warning will feature works by Pia Arke, Justin Caguiat, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Candace Hill-Montgomery, Tomashi Jackson, Tarek Lakhrissi, Anne Tallentire, and Cecilia Vicuña. Together, their works invite us to gather and reflect on resilience and resistance.
