
50 Years of Ugandan Asians #RebuildingLives
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Twitter home of #NavrangArts Heritage Lottery Funded Exhibition exploring 50 years of Ugandan Asians @leicestermuseum and @CharnwoodMuseum #RebuildingLives
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"At a time when there is so much negativity around migration in the media, we hope our exhibition is a reminder of the many ways that migration has shaped and enriched all aspects of our daily lives." - Aditi Anand, Artistic Director Migration Museum @aditibliss


The biggest and warmest congratulations to everyone at 50 Years of Ugandan Asians #RebuildingLives - the #RebuildingLives exhibition Leicester Museums & Galleries charting the story of the 1972 expulsion was just fantastic. A very well-deserved accolade!

Huge congrats to Navrang Arts - joint winners of Museums + Heritage Show & Awards @TEGnetwork Temp or Touring exhibition of the year #MandHAwards2023

Great plenary presentation by Graham Black at the @InterpretEurope conference highlighting a project, developed collaboratively with Ugandan Asian community in Leicester. Inspiring and moving. Congratulations on Museums + Heritage Show & Awards temporary exhibition award win too! #ieconf23



Just visited the University of Leicester for the launch of #UniversityOfLeicester #HeritageHub great to see so many familiar faces! At Risk War Memorials Project Leicester Museums & Galleries Colin Hyde 50 Years of Ugandan Asians #RebuildingLives Nishan Canagarajah Documentary Media Centre #Engagement #Heritage #Leicester #OralHistory #Archive




Kudos to Navrang Arts on bagging the @AHI_social award for Community Engagement! 🏆 Their dedication, paired with poignant stories from Ugandan Asians, reflecting on 50 years of refugee tales, this project shines. Thrilled for our collaboration at imagemakers #NavrangArts



Join me next week for the lowdown on how to enter the Museums + Heritage Awards & how to ‘pitch’ your project or programme to our judges. You’ll also hear from two of our 2023 winners Kids in Museums and Navrang Arts. Register for your free place & also to receive the recording 👇



Thanks to all those who attended our webinar this evening to hear about the fabulous winning projects National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park - indoors Stromness Museum - climate change 50 Years of Ugandan Asians #RebuildingLives - community engagement & English Heritage's Housesteads Roman Fort - temporary exhibition




Exciting news! We’re featured in the Oral History Society blog! Read the blog to discover the UK South Asian Digital Archive’s vision and learn how we’re building an exciting, future focused archive. ohs.org.uk/regions/east-m…
