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Find events and exhibitions across London that explore culturally diverse history.

NB. Not all countries of origin are listed here because there are so many. If you want to search for a country, not in the list, e.g. Benin, then use the general site search, which will find all references to that country on this site.

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Htein Lin: Burma Inside Out Asia House

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Inhuman Traffick: The Business Of The Slave Trade at The British Museum Countdown To Freedom: Indian Independence At The British Library, London The First Chinese Emperor – exhibition at the British Museum Objects Of Instruction: World Treasures At SOAS Brunei Gallery Britons In China 1842 1957 Brunei Gallery Liverpool Gentleman, Manchester Man Benjamin Franklin House

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Journey Through Japan at the Horniman Museum Horniman Museum & Gardens Wrapping Japan – exhibition at the Horniman Museum & Gardens Maafa-Enslavement, Resistance and Truth 2007 Hackney Museum Poetry and Picture: Images and the Imagination Hackney Museum Freedom Spirit Creative Arts Workshop with Ujamaa Arts Hackney Museum Who Inspires You? Hackney Museum Drawing Workshop: The BIG Draw Hackney Museum The Great Black History Month Quiz Hackney Museum Freedom Spirit Fashion Design with Ujamaa Arts Hackney Museum Out and About in Hackney Hackney Museum

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The Falklands War Imperial War Museum, London Posters Of Conflict Imperial War Museum, London

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Plantation History and Emancipation in Barbados and the Danish West Indies, a display in the London Borough of Camden Libraries London Borough Of Camden Culture And Library Services Creative writing and reflections on ‘Family’ with Delia Jarrett-Macauley Lambeth Archives Lambeth and the Abolition – a history Lambeth Archives

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Trading in Human Lives – the Richmond Connection (extended to the end of October) Museum of Richmond The Two Richmonds – A Celebration Of Their Twinning Museum of Richmond Rush Hour at Museum in Docklands Museum in Docklands Everyday Life In Medieval London Museum of London

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Devotional: Portraits Of Black Women Singers National Portrait Gallery Scratch the Surface at the National Gallery, London Manacles, Sugar, Tongs and Gin at the National Maritime Museum Slavery and the Natural World: Slavery and Plants – event at the Natural History Museum, London Renaissance Siena: Art for a City at the National Gallery, London Art of Light: German Renaissance Stained Glass at the National Gallery, London Slavery and the Natural World: Slavery and Plants – event at the Natural History Museum, London Slavery and the Natural World: Slavery and People – event at the Natural History Museum, London Slavery and the Natural World: Slavery and People – event at the Natural History Museum, London

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Black History Month: Open Afternoon Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

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Exhibition: Bombay Africans 1850 -1910 Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) Collection showcases: Bombay Africans and Exploration of Africa Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) Talk Series: Bombay Africans 1850 -1910 Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers)

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Blake, Slavery And The Radical Mind at Tate Britain Tate Britain Everyday Life in Medieval London Temporary exhibitions in London The Diseased, the Depraved and the Downright Wicked: Minority Groups in the Middle Ages Temporary exhibitions in London

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Small display: Asante Gold Weights From Ghana Victoria and Albert Museum Young Runaway Slaves at V&A; Museum of Childhood V&A; Museum of Childhood, London Uncomfortable Truths Free Events Until December 2007 Victoria and Albert Museum China Design Now Victoria and Albert Museum