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Shackles, the Whip and the Drum at the Museum in Docklands: Museum in Docklands
From War to Windrush: Imperial War Museum London
Stories of mischief and Mystery from India at Museum of London: Museum of London
Ancient Egypt and Slavery in the USA: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
World Wars Half Term: National Army Museum
Painted Photographs: Coloured Portraiture in India. From the Alkazi Collection of Photography: Brunei Gallery
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

London is...

home to people of every race and faith. More than 300 languages are spoken here, and whilst some cultural groups have been here for centuries, 30% of Londoners today were born abroad.

This site searches for the histories that relate to all the cultures of London. We focus on London museums, but also look at archives, galleries and the history of communities themselves.

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A nineteenth century painting featuring two women in a sumptously decorated room.

Comment - The Lure of the East at Tate Britain

In the first of our new 'Comment' series, UntoldLondon contributing editor, Ali Nobil Ahmad takes Tate Britain to task over its apolitical show on British Orientalism.

Mandela in London

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela we trace the presence of South Africans in London from the shameful display of the naked body of Saartje Baartmann ‘the Hottentot Venus’ in 1810 to the erection of the Nelson Mandela memorial statue in Trafalgar Square.

drawing shows chinese men reading newspaper in limehouse

The Chinese In Limehouse

There were never more than a few hundred Chinese people living in Limehouse at the turn of the 19th/20th century. A talk at the Museum In Docklands looked at the fact and fiction of Chinese Limehouse. We reproduce his talk here.

photo shows leaded chinese bowl for leaving offerings for the dead

Assembling The Jigsaw Puzzle Of History At The Museum Of Croydon

Black and white, straight and gay, ancient and modern: how do stories from the history of Croydon fit together? Learn about Croydon's collections with this new website.

Keep Smiling Through: Black Londoners on the Home Front 1939 - 1945

This exhibition at the Cuming Museum reveals the contributions made by black people to the home front in London during the Second World War.

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