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Previous Exhibitions in 2006

October-December
J is For Jamaica
Nigeria to Redbridge

Redbridge Museum had 2 exhibitions for Black History Month in October. 'J is For Jamaica' featured poems by the world-famous Benjamin Zephaniah and beautiful photographs by Prodeepta Das. Based on a recently published book, this special display was a unique chance to find out more about the people and places of the Caribbean island.

There will also be a display called 'Nigeria to Redbridge' about the life of John Anyanwu, a Nigerian tailor who like many Africans, came to study in London in the 1950s. After returning to Nigeria, John built a successful clothes business. His son now works in Redbridge and is also a fashion designer. This display gave a fascinating insight into Nigeria in the 1960s.

July-September
Grow up!

A fun family exhibition about Childhood by Redbridge Museum.

This exhibition looked at childhood and how we grow. Through games, puzzles and displays you could explore the different way we all develop through play, stories, history, using our senses and much, much more.

You could also.....Climb into a life-sized dolls house.....Test your skill on our huge Connect 4 game....Travel back in time and experience a Victorian and a Roman childhood....Meet the strict1930s teacher....And create your own stories inside our Amazing Giant Book!

People of all ages could find out about the childhood of different communities in Redbridge, both past and present.

May-July
`Sharing our Stories'

This exhibition was a chance to explore the many different cultures in Redbridge today. Students from Valentines High School interviewed 14 local people from Asian, African, Carribbean and Jewish backgrounds, all with a unique story to tell. The exhibition included recordings, photos and objects as people shared their stories.

March-April
`Split Infinities; the Fantasy and Sci-Fi artwork of Les Edward/Edward Miller'

This exhibition, part of the Redbridge Book and Media Festival, was a unique chance to see the creative artwork of Les Edwards (also known as 'Edward Miller'). Les, who lives in Ilford, is best known for his illustration of a huge number of book jackets in the Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror genres. He has worked on movie posters, fantasy games and graphic novels and has won the British Fantasy Award for Best Artist.

January-February
ARIANA

An exhibition of Afghani heritage by Afghani families working with Redbridge Museum.

This exhibition at Redbridge Museum was the result of a joint project between the Museum and the Redbridge Afghani group ARIANA. During 2005, ARIANA explored aspects of their Afghani heritage through workshops and activities at Redbridge Museum and elsewhere. The exhibition featured beautiful traditional Afghani rugs, colourful costume and music as well as a DVD film of the project, artwork, photographs and creative objects made by the children and adults in the group.

The project was part of a London-wide project in which museums aimed to support the preservation of the cultural heritage of refugee communities in London. Work from the ARIANA project can be found on http://www.movinghere.org.uk/, a website about the history of migration to England.

This project was funded by the London Museums Hub and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Previous Exhibitions in 2006