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Hackney Museum
Hackney Museum
London prides itself on its
cultural diversity - its cosmopolitan population underlines its status as one of
the world's great cities. Nowhere is this diversity more evident than in
Hackney. Over 92 languages are spoken in the borough and Hackney is one of the
most culturally diverse areas in Europe.
Local history takes on a different outlook in a place like this. Very few residents have long-standing family connections with the area and families can have their roots thousands of miles away. That is why the new Hackney Museum, which opens on April is a museum with a difference.
It sets out to explore a tradition of immigration that stretches back over 1000 years. This means that local history is interwoven with world history in a unique way. Hackney's tradition of welcoming newcomers means that its history encompasses a wide variety of stories. The displays reveal this diversity through a range of fascinating interviews, images and objects.
Some, like a child's sculpture from Sierra Leone or a propaganda sheet from Nazi Germany, powerfully illustrate the forces that have driven people to leave their homes. Others, like the contents of a Yiddish printing business, show the opportunities people have found here to make a living and start new lives.
The new displays in Hackney Museum are funded through a grant
from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Hackney Museum's new building, The Technology
and Learning Centre has been funded through the government's Private Finance
Initiative. It is the first local authority museum development to be financed in
this way.
open: Monday 9.30 - 5.30 Tuesday 9.30 -
5.30 Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 9.30 - 8 Friday 9.30 - 5.30 Saturday 10 -
5
Admission is free.
Hackney Museum
Hackney
Technology and Learning Centre
1 Reading Lane
London E8 1 GQ
tel :
020 8356 3500
web: www.hackney.gov.uk/hackneymuseum
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