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Projects

Hackney Museum is actively engaged with our local community. We run our own projects, working in partnership with local groups and individuals, but also contribute to the project work of other local organisations, museums and heritage organisations across London.

Current projects

Mapping the Change

As one of five boroughs to host the London Olympic and Paralympics Games in 2012, Hackney is at the forefront of momentous change and Hackney Museum and Hackney Archives are recording the changes to local people's lives. See Mapping the Change.

Past projects

London Museums Hub Refugee Heritage Project

We worked with members of three Kurdish community organisations, Day-Mer, Halkevi and KCC, over three years to record aspects of Kurdish culture and heritage, created a loan box of objects that schools can borrow, and educational resources for teachers.

For more information see the Museum of London website or the Refugee Heritage Report.

Abolition '07: Commemorating the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade

Museum staff worked extensively with members of the African-Caribbean community in Hackney along with members of the project steering group, to devise and develop an exhibition, a documentary film, theatre performance and poetry based interactive exhibition tours for visiting school groups. They also commissioned new art work and art projects for local groups in response to the parliamentary abolition of the slave trade.

Allen Road Project

In 1972 Richard Scott photographed the whole length of the north side of Allen Road, N16. These slides have been digitally re-constructed to make a complete panorama. Hackney Museum worked with Richard, and local residents, to create a new panorama of the road in 2008.

 

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Page updated: 3 Sep 2010 


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Hackney Museum
Ground Floor
Technology And Learning Centre
1 Reading Lane
E8 1GQ
Opening Times
Tues, Weds, Fri: 9.30am - 5.30pm. Thur: 9.30am - 8pm, Sat: 10am - 5pm. Closed: Sun, Mon and Bank Holidays.
Email: info@hackney.gov.uk
Tel:020 8356 3500
Fax:020 8356 2563

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