Museumand: The National Caribbean Heritage Museum is a group that celebrates the contribution of
British African-Caribbean people
British African-Caribbean people are an ethnic group in the United Kingdom. They are British citizens whose ancestry originates from the Caribbean or they are nationals of the Caribbean who reside in the UK. There are some self-identified Afro-C ...
to life in the United Kingdom. The group is a "museum without walls" based in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
, and who work with communities there and elsewhere, including mounting exhibitions in museums, universities and other places.
It was founded in 2015 by Catherine Ross as the SKN (Skills Knowledge and Networks) cultural museum.
In 2020 the group made plans to publish a book ''70 Objeks & Tings'' telling the story of the
"Windrush generation" through their familiar objects and other aspects of their daily lives. The book is to be printed in 2021 but some sections are available online.
[ ''Includes online access to "Caribbean Food" chapter''][ ''Includes online access to "Caribbean Hair, Beauty & Dress" chapter'']
The group's founder, Catherine Ross, is its director
and her daughter Lynda-Louise Burrell is its creative director.
Ross came to the UK in 1958 from
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ...
at the age of seven.
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Ethnic museums in the United Kingdom
Museums in Nottingham
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