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Exhibition & Displays

Explore items displayed in exhibitions past and present at Hackney Museum.
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2009 - Growing Up Black: a photographic exhibition by Dennis Morris

A unique and poignant collection of photographs depicting the West Indian

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2011 - Our African Roots

This exhibition came about from our conversations with a number of people of

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2015 - African Threads Hackney Style

This exhibition explored Hackney’s historic ties with Africa through fabric

2015 - Hackney@50: The People's Choice

2015 - Hackney@50: The People's Choice

50 objects, 50 stories, 50 years of Hackney

In 1965, the London boroughs

2016 - Art of War: Posters and Propaganda from the First World War

2016 - Art of War: Posters and Propaganda from the First World War

Posters and propaganda from the First World War.

The original

2016 - Pubs, Clubs & Carnivals: Pleasure and Leisure in Hackney

2016 - Pubs, Clubs & Carnivals: Pleasure and Leisure in Hackney

An exhibition about pleasure and leisure in Hackney.

Having fun is a

2016 - Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s-1950s

2016 - Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s-1950s

Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s-1950s

For the last 350 years. Hackney has

2017 - Island to Island: Journeys Through the Caribbean

2017 - Island to Island: Journeys Through the Caribbean

Journeys through the Caribbean.

This exhibition presented a visual

2017 - Warhol to Walker: American prints from pop art to today

2017 - Warhol to Walker: American prints from pop art to today

American prints from pop art to today.

From Andy Warhol to Hackney Wick,

2018 - Making Her Mark: 100 years of women's activism in Hackney

2018 - Making Her Mark: 100 years of women's activism in Hackney

100 years of women's activism in Hackney.

The story of women’s

2018 - Roots, Rhythms & Records

2018 - Roots, Rhythms & Records

The sounds and stories of African & Caribbean music in Hackney

From

2019 - Hackney's Got Style

2019 - Hackney's Got Style

Celebrating the History of African and Caribbean Fashion & Hair

This

2021 - Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s

2021 - Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s

Exploring the experiences of Hackney’s diverse African heritage communities.

2021 - Out of the Mancave

2021 - Out of the Mancave

Experiences of isolation and lockdown in men 50+.

Hackney Brocals

2022 - Faces Behind the Fashions: Hackney and the Garment Trade

2022 - Faces Behind the Fashions: Hackney and the Garment Trade

Stories from the clothing industry in 20th century Hackney.

For most of

2022 - Movers, Shakers & Community Makers

2022 - Movers, Shakers & Community Makers

This display explores how African heritage individuals have shaped Hackney to

2022 - People Power: Black British Arts and Activism in Hackney

2022 - People Power: Black British Arts and Activism in Hackney

Black British arts and activism in Hackney 1960s-2000s.

This

2022 - We Are All In This Together: Hackney During The Pandemic

2022 - We Are All In This Together: Hackney During The Pandemic

The world as we know it changed in 2020. The global Covid-19 pandemic

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2023 - 1980s People Power: The Campaign to Save St Leonard's Hospital

Hackney Health Emergency was a successful people-led campaign to save St

2023 - Hackney 300,000 BC: Old Stone Age

2023 - Hackney 300,000 BC: Old Stone Age

Neanderthal neighbours and curious creatures of the borough's Old Stone

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On display: 01 City limits

Hackney was once a group of quiet villages - an ideal place for wealthy

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On display: 02 Free speech

Hackney was once on the edge of London, outside the control of the City

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On display: 03 Safe haven

For hundreds of years Hackney has provided a refuge for people from other

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On display: 04 A place to find work

The chance to find a job has been one of the main reasons why people have come

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On display: 05 A place to do business

For centuries Hackney has been convenient place to settle and start a new

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On display: 06 A place to live

Hackney has traditionally been able to offer cheap housing to new arrivals.

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On display: 07 No choice

Some people found themselves in Hackney through no choice of their own. These

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On display: 08 Street level

Generations of settlers have left their mark on Hackney. Their influence can

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On display: 09 A sense of community

Arriving in a new place with a different culture and language can be difficult

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On display: 10 Moving on

This has always been a mobile population. Roma, gypsys and travellers were

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On Display: Highlights

Explore some of the highlights in our permanent display.

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