untold stories of black lives in cumbria
A collaborative project between M-Unit, Tullie House Museum and Carlisle Library and Archives to address the lack of diversity within Cumbria's collections.
Cumbria's collections don’t accurately represent the level of cultural diversity we see today and we want to help change this. Our first step is the launch of a new, active collections campaign, which focuses on collecting stories, objects and memories belonging to people with black heritage in Cumbria.
Cumbria's collections don’t accurately represent the level of cultural diversity we see today and we want to help change this. Our first step is the launch of a new, active collections campaign, which focuses on collecting stories, objects and memories belonging to people with black heritage in Cumbria.
What kinds of things would we like?
We understand people may not wish to part with precious items, so we can accept high quality scans of images or video files.
- Anything you would like to share with us and future generations
- Objects and photographs belonging to and featuring people who live or work in Cumbria
We understand people may not wish to part with precious items, so we can accept high quality scans of images or video files.
- Stories and experiences of living in Cumbria – Tullie House and Carlisle Archives can offer support to record new stories in a safe way
- Photographs from the Black Lives Matter gathering in Carlisle in 2020
- Newspaper articles
- Writing and artwork
We owe it to future generations to
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Please contact us to talk through any ideas you have, if you would like to submit something that's not mentioned.
If this project speaks to you, if you'd like more information, to offer feedback or to talk about submitting something, you can contact:
Lindsey at Tullie House:
curatorialenquiries@tulliehouse.org
Tim at Carlisle Archives:
carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
or call 07557600606.
Please note: There will be a small amount of paperwork to complete for anything you would like us to collect. This can be shared directly via email and completed digitally.
If this project speaks to you, if you'd like more information, to offer feedback or to talk about submitting something, you can contact:
Lindsey at Tullie House:
curatorialenquiries@tulliehouse.org
Tim at Carlisle Archives:
carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
or call 07557600606.
Please note: There will be a small amount of paperwork to complete for anything you would like us to collect. This can be shared directly via email and completed digitally.
