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Events

Read about upcoming and past events, including our next exhibition at Goole Museum in February 2019.

Previous events


​Our Histories Revealed

Free exhibition
Goole Museum, Goole
Tuesday 5 February - Saturday 6 April 2019


Following on from the success of our two previous exhibitions we are delighted to announce that the Our Histories Revealed exhibition will be shown at Goole Museum between 5 February and 6 April 2019.

We welcome contact from anyone who wishes to share family histories or photographs, or knows of anyone of African heritage who is interested in sharing their story as part of the exhibition at Goole.

More information will be provided in due course.

  • Visit the Goole Museum website.​

Stories of people of African descent in Hull and East Yorkshire

Study day
East Riding Treasure House, Beverley
Saturday 12 May 2018, 10am - 3.30pm


We're hosting a study day to coincide with our exhibition at East Riding Treasure House. The study day will feature fascinating talks focusing on people of African descent that visited, worked or lived in this region between 1750 and 2007. 

There will also be an opportunity to look round the exhibition and behind the scenes at the Treasure House. 

Tickets £5 per person, including arrival refreshments (bring a packed lunch or visit the cafe at lunchtime).

The African Experience of Hull and East Yorkshire

Evening talk
East Riding Treasure House, Beverley
Tuesday 8 May 2018, 6.30pm - 7.45pm


Lead Researcher Lauren Darwin will be talking about the forgotten Black presence in the Hull and East Yorkshire region between 1750 and 2007 by taking the audience on a journey through the centuries focusing on themes such as entertainment, sport, religion, service personnel and families. Her talk will demonstrate that people of African descent who visited, worked or lived in this area contributed to the social, cultural and economic fabric of this region. 

Tickets £5 per person.
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  • Get tickets at the Bridlington Spa website, or call the Treasure House on (01482) 392699.

​Our Histories Revealed

Free exhibition
East Riding Treasure House, Beverley
Saturday 5 May - Saturday 30 June 2018


Between Saturday 5 May and Saturday 30 June we will be showcasing our findings in our next exhibition at the East Riding Treasure House, Beverley.

There will be associated events during the period of the exhibition, including a 'first look' at the exhibition where you can meet some of the members who have been involved in the project. This free event takes place Saturday 5 May, 1pm - 3pm and no booking is required.

  • Download the Our Histories Revealed flyer for more information.
  • Visit the East Riding website for information on the Treasure House's location and opening hours.
  • Download the Get Involved flyer to find out how you can help us.

Our Histories Revealed

Free exhibition
Hull History Centre, Hull
26 September - 21 October 2017
Our project exhibition 'Our Histories Revealed' at Hull History Centre has now ended.

  • Read the many positive comments left by visitors to the exhibition.
  • Listen to coverage of the project and exhibition in Hull on our Project in the media page.
  • View images of the exhibition and associated events.
The Exhibition
The Stories of People of African Descent in Hull and East Yorkshire 1750s - 2007

'Our Histories Revealed': African Stories in Hull & East Yorkshire brings together creative mediums such as pictures, videos, artwork, memorabilia, oral histories and music in a multisensory representation of African stories in the region. Our exhibition not only sheds light on the region's neglected Black history, but merges themes of migration, inclusivity and community in a new and innovative way.

The Location
Hull History Centre

Worship Street, Hull HU2 8BG
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The Hull History Centre opening hours are: 
Monday - closed to the public
Tuesday - 9.30am - 5.30pm
Wednesday - 9.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday - 9.30am - 5.30pm
Friday - 9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday 7th and 21st October only
Sunday
 - closed to the public
For more information follow this ​LINK


How to Find the Exhibition
Follow this LINK

Exhibition Events
6 October 'Study Day for Schools' 
We are inviting teachers to bring their classes to our study day on 6 October 2017. The aim of this event is to gather secondary school and college students from across the region and give them a taster session on Black history. Highlights include a short talk on Black British history and people of African descent in Hull and East Yorkshire, an oral history interview with Bax from the local band Bud Sugar and a trip to see our fantastic exhibition.
For more information please download the event flyers HERE and HERE.

7 October 'Study Day' 10.00am - 3.15pm: WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NW.
Download the programme HERE 
Further Information
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African Stories in Hull & East Yorkshire study day

WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High St, Hull
4 November 2016, 10.15am - 2.30pm
Read the event report

Contemporary Voices Welcome Event

James Reckitt Room, Hull Central Library
Sat 8 October 2016, 1pm - 3pm

We are holding a welcome event to celebrate our oral histories project Contemporary Voices on Saturday 8th October 2016 between 1 and 3pm at the James Reckitt Room, Hull Central Library. All welcome, please come along!

Listen to some of the interviews of our wonderful contributors on our Contemporary Voices page.
Everyone is welcome! Please join us for cake and a chat!

If you think you might be interested in finding out more or would like to become involved with the project as a voice, transcriber or researcher then do come along!

African Stories in Yorkshire Project Event

WISE, Oriel Chambers, 27 High St, Hull
19 February 2016

We had an excellent turnout and response following the Africans in Yorkshire Project event at the Wilberforce Institute (WISE) - not a spare seat in sight! A few people afterwards have decided to work on researching African presence in the Armed Forces partly because of their curiosity in the absence of Black servicemen in War films. Locally we know about US servicemen in Cottingham but what of Leconfield, Driffield and Pocklington?

There has been some contact also from people who want to contribute their own story into the oral histories collection.

We have several paintings in our local museums showing Black presence - a surprise to many of us present; it's amazing what you see when you look properly!
The event was a great way to fire curiosities and galvanise people into action to start the search to expose this aspect of our local history which will feed into the national picture.

To the right is Martin Spafford showing one of many pictures evidencing African presence through history in paintings and illustrations. Excellent contributions also from the other speakers: Audrey Dewjee, Professor John Oldfield, Dr Nick Evans and Martin Taylor.
Picture
Martin Spafford
Getting Involved!

If you would like to get involved, go to our STORIES ARCHIVE or RESEARCH IDEAS pages for inspiration.

​If you have any questions about the project or would like to submit content, please go to our 
CONTACT page.
​All work (and images) published on African Stories in Hull and East Yorkshire is the intellectual property of its creators and requires permission to be republished or reproduced.

If you wish to use any of the images on our website, please submit an enquiry via the Contact page.
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