MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with Awuor Onyango to discuss her artistic practice, which explores how definitions of womanhood have […]

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with Emma Mincks to discuss colonial histories of teeth. Dr. Emma B. Mincks is a […]

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with researcher Anaïs Walsdorf to discuss metallurgical collections in museums, and how their colonial histories […]

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with researcher Anaïs Walsdorf to discuss metallurgical collections in museums, and how their colonial histories […]

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with economic historian Jonathan Jenner to discuss the political economy of colonial Kenya and his […]

Andrea Potts spoke with Khushboo Jain, an independent curator, writer and researcher, about decolonising Indian miniature art. Andrea: What is […]

Paper Trails “Paper Trails” began life in 2020 as a series of interviews with students and early-career researchers studying British […]

The museum of british colonialism is a joint uk/kenyan initiative founded to creatively communicate a more truthful account of british colonialism.

A 1901 New York advertisement for quinine that highlighted the misappropriation of Indigenous knowledge in pharmaceuticals | Credit: AHIP Part […]

Part One – Kew Gardens This project began with a single plant. While researching in the archives of the Royal […]

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Gerawork Gizaw discusses importance and challenges of oral history as well as endurance of detention centres in post colonial Kenya

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A 1901 New York advertisement for quinine that highlighted the misappropriation of Indigenous knowledge in pharmaceuticals | Credit: AHIP Part […]

The museum of british colonialism is a joint uk/kenyan initiative founded to creatively communicate a more truthful account of british colonialism.

This article examines the legacies of colonial detention in Kenya and considers the adaptive digital heritage practices used by the Museum of British Colonialis...

Afterlives Across Africa colonialism, slavery, and racial oppression relied on incarceration, imprisonment and restriction. Slaves were shackled and confined. Prior […]

Andrea Potts spoke with Khushboo Jain, an independent curator, writer and researcher, about decolonising Indian miniature art. Andrea: What is […]

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with economic historian Jonathan Jenner to discuss the political economy of colonial Kenya and his […]

What would MBC be without Anthony Maina? Over many years Anthony has acquired a wealth of knowledge about Mau Mau […]

Survey of British public shows just over half believe the museum should have a permanent display on the transatlantic slave trade.

The Museum of British Colonialism is a network and platform for facilitating global conversations about British colonialism and its legacies. We make visible suppressed and marginalised histories and ...