Glass cases contain more recently collected material from people living in the borough - each shelf containing everything from ceremonial costumes to beloved toys. This was a landmark exhibition for the Museum of Childhood, being their first major event to encompass the multiculturalism of Tower Hamlets.
You can download the original press releases for the World in the East End, and the related exhibition, Khel - toys from India. There is also an activity sheet for schoolchildren, which also contains more images and stories about the communities represented in the exhibition.
Like the rest of the Museum of Childhood, the World in the East End exhibition will close on 30th October 2005 for a year whilst the museum is refurbished. When it reopens in 2006, the exhibition will be transformed to contain much new material.
