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Event listing
Windrush Day
When
Jun 22, 2022 - Jun 22, 2022Where
Migration Museum,
Migration Museum, Lewisham Shopping Centre,
London, SE13 7HB
Summary
Wednesday 22 June 2022 | 11am–5.30pm
Free – no booking
Join us on Windrush Day and explore a special trail spotlighting stories in our Taking Care of Business exhibition of businesses founded by the Windrush Generation and their descendants.
We will also be showcasing books and products in our Migrant Makers Market about and made by people with a connection to Windrush, as well as personal stories shared with us by visitors.
All activities are free and no booking is required – drop in anytime between 11am and 5.30pm.
In the meantime, here are some of our digital resources and stories relating to Windrush:
Explore our #Windrushtome social media takeover featuring personal perspectives on what Windrush means to people
Discover NHS Windrush Generation stories in our Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS digital exhibition
Watch: Artist Rachelle Romeo speaking about The Disowned Briton, a work expressing the emotional aftermath of being affected directly by the Windrush Scandal in 2018
Image: Mona Baptiste, Trinidad-born musician, entertains fellow passengers on board the Empire Windrush, June 1948 (© Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy Stock Photo)