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Electric Piers' curated Open House Festival collection

Check out Electric Piers' windrush75 curated collection.

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Bernie Grant Arts Centre

theatre

Bernie Grant Arts Centre (BGAC) is a multi-art form venue, situated in the heart of Tottenham. As London’s only Black-led combined arts venue that prioritises Black creativity, we fulfil a critically important role in our area.

n/a, 2007

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Black Heritage Centre (Black Cultural Archives)

community/cultural

Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects, 2014

Guided tour

Dalston C.L.R. James Library & Hackney Archives

public realm/landscape, community/cultural, library

4-storey multi-purpose, state of the art library and archives building.

Earle Architects, 2011

A walk between two sites commemorating tragic events in South London's post Windrush Black History. Using local landmarks, this tour highlights the contrasting experiences of Deptford's pre and post Windrush populations.

Guided tour

London Metropolitan Archives

library

LMA's older building was built in the late 1930s for the Temple Press and has many original features. Purpose built extension in early 1990s for archival storage. Public rooms remodelled by Bisset Adams in 2000s.

F. W. Troup and H. R. Steele, 1939

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New Beacon Books

retail

Specialist bookshop in African and Caribbean literature since 1966.

Drop in / Guided tour

The Africa Centre

community/cultural

A 1960s former office block that has been transformed into a vibrant cultural hub showcasing the best of contemporary African culture and heritage. This project is supported by the Mayor of London.

Freehaus Design, 2019