Windrush 75

A season of events and displays marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush. We discovered more about the Windrush generation, their legacies and the impact of the Caribbean on art, design and culture in Britain.

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy photo

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Display

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy

Friday, 1 September 2023 – Sunday, 31 December 2023 at V&A South Kensington

V&A South Kensington

New

V&A Academy short course

The Muse, the Fiddler, and the African Roscius: Peopling Black Britain 1700-2020

Wednesday, 2 October 2024 – Wednesday, 6 November 2024

V&A South Kensington

£130.00

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Tour

To be directed to the 2024 Historical Hidden Caribbean tours' webpage, click on link below on the right hand side

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Workshop

Drop-in Design: Celebration Wall Art

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Workshop

Families Storytelling: Caribbean Tales

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Talk

Andi Oliver in Conversation

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Talk

Arthur Torrington CBE: Keeper of the Windrush Flame

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Display

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy

Past event

Workshop

Families Storytelling: Caribbean Tales

Past event

Workshop

Drop-in Design: Celebration Wall Art

Past event

Talk

V&A Schools Webinar Live – Designing the Diversity Coin with Designer, Dominique Evans

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Talk

Lunchtime Lecture: Between Two Worlds

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Talk

The Front Room Portraits: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home

Past event

Drop-in

V&A x GUAP: London Is the Place for Me?

Past event

Display

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy

Past event

Talk

Online Talk: Rediscovering Black Portraiture

Past event

Talk

Vanley Burke In Conversation - Tell It Like It Is

Past event

Talk

V&A Schools Webinar Live - Careers Insight with artist, Thomas J Price

Past event

Drop-in

Caribbean Collection Family Celebration

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Special event

Caribbean Collection Family Activity

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Talk

Black Joy Day: Windrush Stories at the V&A

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Talk

Tam Joseph in Conversation: I Know What I See

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Talk

Proud and Free: Celebrating Jamaican Culture

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Talk

Demystifying Museum Careers: The Role of the Audience Development Producer

Past event

Short course

Look We Here Curating the Caribbean

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Talk

A Joyful Noise: Gospel and the Black Female Voice

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Talk

Black Joy Day - Diva

Past event

Talk

Black Joy Day - Tropical Modernism: Brand New Worlds

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Ran from 12 May 2023 to 31 December 2023 at V&A South Kensington

Season highlights

Events

The Muse, the Fiddler, and the African Roscius: Peopling Black Britain 1700-2020

Past events

To be directed to the 2024 Historical Hidden Caribbean tours' webpage, click on link below on the right hand side

Drop-in Design: Celebration Wall Art

Families Storytelling: Caribbean Tales

Andi Oliver in Conversation

Arthur Torrington CBE: Keeper of the Windrush Flame

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy

Families Storytelling: Caribbean Tales

Drop-in Design: Celebration Wall Art

V&A Schools Webinar Live – Designing the Diversity Coin with Designer, Dominique Evans

Lunchtime Lecture: Between Two Worlds

The Front Room Portraits: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home

V&A x GUAP: London Is the Place for Me?

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy

Online Talk: Rediscovering Black Portraiture

Vanley Burke In Conversation - Tell It Like It Is

V&A Schools Webinar Live - Careers Insight with artist, Thomas J Price

Caribbean Collection Family Celebration

Caribbean Collection Family Activity

Black Joy Day: Windrush Stories at the V&A

Tam Joseph in Conversation: I Know What I See

Proud and Free: Celebrating Jamaican Culture

Demystifying Museum Careers: The Role of the Audience Development Producer

Look We Here Curating the Caribbean

A Joyful Noise: Gospel and the Black Female Voice

Black Joy Day - Diva

Black Joy Day - Tropical Modernism: Brand New Worlds

In-depth

Windrush 75

Ran from 12 May 2023 to 31 December 2023 at V&A South Kensington

Events

The Muse, the Fiddler, and the African Roscius: Peopling Black Britain 1700-2020

Past events

To be directed to the 2024 Historical Hidden Caribbean tours' webpage, click on link below on the right hand side

Drop-in Design: Celebration Wall Art

Families Storytelling: Caribbean Tales

Andi Oliver in Conversation

Arthur Torrington CBE: Keeper of the Windrush Flame

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy

Families Storytelling: Caribbean Tales

Drop-in Design: Celebration Wall Art

V&A Schools Webinar Live – Designing the Diversity Coin with Designer, Dominique Evans

Lunchtime Lecture: Between Two Worlds

The Front Room Portraits: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home

V&A x GUAP: London Is the Place for Me?

Celebrating Windrush: Tracing a Living Legacy

Online Talk: Rediscovering Black Portraiture

Vanley Burke In Conversation - Tell It Like It Is

V&A Schools Webinar Live - Careers Insight with artist, Thomas J Price

Caribbean Collection Family Celebration

Caribbean Collection Family Activity

Black Joy Day: Windrush Stories at the V&A

Tam Joseph in Conversation: I Know What I See

Proud and Free: Celebrating Jamaican Culture

Demystifying Museum Careers: The Role of the Audience Development Producer

Look We Here Curating the Caribbean

A Joyful Noise: Gospel and the Black Female Voice

Black Joy Day - Diva

Black Joy Day - Tropical Modernism: Brand New Worlds

In-depth

West Indies Calling: Poetry from the radio feature 'Caribbean Voices'

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