To Whom Does This Belong? Exploring Cornish Black History

Join us for a screening of ‘To whom does this belong?’ A collaborative short film with Museum X, Black Voices Cornwall & Cornwall Museums Partnership.

The film explores Cornish Black History through local archives and museum’s collections. You can expect a journey of raw reactions to artefacts ranging from newspaper articles to journal entries from a slave ship captain. Be prepared to discover new stories about Cornish Black History.

We’ll then hold a discussion about the discoveries made, Cornwall’s links to slavery and whether we think these artefacts should be on display at museums.

Following that, there'll be a discussion with the UnMuseum, a project that re-imagines the very essence of a museum, and aims to bring people together from across the South West to reimagine the preservation and curation of cultural heritage.

Spend the evening with us learning something new about Cornish Black History and be a part of the conversations of where Cornwall stands now.

Wednesday 24th January, 7.30pm

Tickets: £0,£3,£6 A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold.

Recomended for ages 15+

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