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Overview for 'black-history'
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Julia standing beside a WW1 marker honouring African American soldiers in Eastern France
We talk to Julia Browne about how her love of Francophone culture led to a 30-year career exploring, celebrating and sharing Black history and heritage with both residents and tourists in Paris.
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Created: 4 December 2024
Katja Holtz
Zoe Williams
In October 2024, to coincide with Black History Month, the Vagina Museum renamed their galleries after Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy, three enslaved women experimented on by the so-called 'Father of Modern Gynaecology'. The Museum shares more about the process of renaming the galleries, and how it contributes to a wider call for justice and historical reckoning.
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Justice Mvemba leads a tour of Berlin’s African Quarter
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Created: 15 October 2024
Justice Mvemba
Beth Daley
As part of Black History Month 2024, we talk to Justice Mvemba about why she set up deSta (Decolonial Tours - Dekoloniale Stadtführung) and how her walking tours of Berlin share the impact that historical heritage has on our lives today.
Black History Month is marked every October to highlight, discuss and reflect on the past and present lives and achievements of Black people as well as the challenges faced by Black communities. Find out how the Europeana Initiative is contributing in 2024, and how you can join in.
Join our Black History Month digital collage workshop and learn from artist Lela Harris how to create collages and engage with Black heritage on Europeana.eu.
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Gezicht op de Leuvehaven/Gerrit Groenewegen. In Copyright.
How can museums acknowledge the multiple stories that make up the past? We hear from Rotterdam’s Maritime Museum about their new exhibition which explores the city’s history through its connection to enslavement and the slave trade.
