Curated to celebrate Black History Month and running into January, the exhibition celebrates African and Caribbean culture through fashion and hair.
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Hackneys got style! And it’s on display at the Hackney museum this autumn.
Curated to celebrate Black History Month and running into January, the exhibition celebrates African and Caribbean culture through fashion and hair.
From the tailored suits of the Windrush generation, through the flares of the 70s, to the hip-hop style of the 90s, the exhibition celebrates the experience of Afro-Caribbean migrants in Britain.
Many members of the African and Caribbean communities in London feel as though Black History Month is merely a token gesture rather than focusing on the struggles that they have and continue to endure.
Rebecca Odell, the museum’s curator, told us how important it was to have exhibits like this and particularly in Hackney, a borough where 23% of its residents have African or Caribbean heritage.
She was keen to express that this exhibit was not just for Black History Month but rather another exhibit at the museum which celebrated the culture and heritage of Afro-Caribbean migrants in London.
This exhibition shows that hair and beauty were not only something to celebrate but a challenge to be solved for those travelling from Africa and the Caribbean to the UK.
In Britain during the time of the Windrush generation, there were no products available for Afro-Caribbean hair.
In-fact, a major focus of the exhibition is Len Dyke and Dudley Dryden, Britain’s first black millionaires.
Dyke and Dryden made their fortune selling cosmetics and hair products to the Afro-Caribbean community, starting in Hackney and Tottenham, before moving nationwide.
The exhibition tells an important part of African and Caribbean history, with over 1,500 school children expected to visti it over the duration of its spell.
The exhibition is free to the public and will be running until 9 January.
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StandfirstThe exhibition, curated to celebrate Black History Month, will run into January.
Hackneys got style! And it’s on display at the Hackney museum this autumn.
Curated to celebrate black history month and running into January, the exhibition celebrates African and Caribbean culture through fashion and hair. From the tailored suits of the wind-rush generation, through the flares of the 70s, to the hip-hop style of the 90s the exhibition celebrates the experience of Afro-Caribbean migrants in Britain.
Many members of the African and Caribbean communities in London feel as though Black History Month is merely a token gesture rather than focusing on the struggles that they have and continue to endure.
Curator of the museum, Rebecca Odell told us how important it was to have exhibits like this and particularly in Hackney, a borough where 23% of its residents have African or Caribbean heritage. She was keen to express that this exhibit was not just for Black History Month but rather another exhibit at the museum which celebrated the culture and heritage of Afro-Caribbean migrants in London.
This exhibition shows that hair and beauty were not only something to celebrate but a challenge to be solved for those travelling from Africa and the Caribbean to the UK. In Britain during the time of the Windrush generation, there were no products available for Afro-Caribbean hair.
In-fact, a major focus of the exhibition is Len Dyke and Dudley Dryden, Britain’s first black millionaires. Dyke and Dryden made their fortune selling cosmetics and hair products to the Afro-Caribbean community, starting in Hackney and Tottenham, before moving nation-wide.
The exhibition tells an important part of African and Caribbean history and with over 1500 school children visiting over the duration of its spell, it is a story which sure to be heard. The exhibition is free to the public and will be running until January the 9th, so there’s plenty of time to get yourselves down there.
Hackneys got style! And it’s on display at the Hackney museum this autumn.
Curated to celebrate Black History Month and running into January, the exhibition celebrates African and Caribbean culture through fashion and hair.
From the tailored suits of the Windrush generation, through the flares of the 70s, to the hip-hop style of the 90s, the exhibition celebrates the experience of Afro-Caribbean migrants in Britain.
Many members of the African and Caribbean communities in London feel as though Black History Month is merely a token gesture rather than focusing on the struggles that they have and continue to endure.
Rebecca Odell, the museum’s curator, told us how important it was to have exhibits like this and particularly in Hackney, a borough where 23% of its residents have African or Caribbean heritage.
She was keen to express that this exhibit was not just for Black History Month but rather another exhibit at the museum which celebrated the culture and heritage of Afro-Caribbean migrants in London.
This exhibition shows that hair and beauty were not only something to celebrate but a challenge to be solved for those travelling from Africa and the Caribbean to the UK.
In Britain during the time of the Windrush generation, there were no products available for Afro-Caribbean hair.
In-fact, a major focus of the exhibition is Len Dyke and Dudley Dryden, Britain’s first black millionaires.
Dyke and Dryden made their fortune selling cosmetics and hair products to the Afro-Caribbean community, starting in Hackney and Tottenham, before moving nationwide.
The exhibition tells an important part of African and Caribbean history, with over 1,500 school children expected to visti it over the duration of its spell.
The exhibition is free to the public and will be running until 9 January.
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