A co-curated exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge in partnership with Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi of the African Caribbean Research Group.
Featuring for the first time a series of oral histories from local Caribbean Elders in Cambridge, capturing special moments of family history, experiences and invaluable community insights. Stories collected in partnership with Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi share the fantastic legacy of the Windrush generation through music, food, religion, the arts and community. From pub landlords, local newsagent owners and steelpan bands, the exhibition celebrates the people at the heart of Cambridge’s community.
Funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council, England, this project brought together an intergenerational team of volunteers to tell the story of the local community. A group of young “Windrush Curators” worked alongside elders, family members and local community members to research, uncover and share the untold histories of Cambridge’s Caribbean past.
Apropos- worked with the museum team, curators and families to design the visual identity, campaign materials and exhibition display graphics which included a “Tree of Resilience”, Caribbean kitchen cupboard, way finding graphics, information panels and captions. We also produced a suite of Canva templates which the curators used to compile a book of memories.
The exhibition runs until January 2026.
