Nick Evans

Tesco in Horncastle

Fantastic day yesterday memory mapping at the University of Hull with the Hull Ukrainian community. Lovely learning from each other, supported by amazing colleagues James Baker, Catherine Wynne, and Gill Hughes. Work funded by the British Council.

A Mischief of Rats trail in Hull. Paying homage to Mick Ronson.

Scarborough

We were delighted to welcome Ayrton Sarbeng yesterday. He came to see how his uncle, former President John Kufuor, is celebrated for officially opening our institute in 2006. Ayrton is presently studying for a degree in Marketing Management and Business Strategy at the University of Hull. 🇬🇭

Secrets of Success: the church that served a plantation remains a monument of resistance Amid the site in rural Jamaica that once belonged to a Guardian financier may lie a treasure trove of artefacts that tell the story of Britain’s history of colonisation and enslavement

Success Village, Hanover, Jamaica—key to our Guardian Legacies of Enslavement project—is featured in The Guardian this week. Dr Cassandra Gooptar shares insights on how archaeology connects past to present. #WilberforceInstitute #LegaciesOfEnslavement
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🗓️Don’t miss Dr Michael Bennett’s lecture on the financing of Barbados’s 17th-c. sugar boom & links to the English Civil War. A deep dive into merchant investment, slavery, & transatlantic ties. #HistoryLecture #Barbados #SlaveryAndCapitalism
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We were delighted to host a visit by members of the National Centre for Teaching Black History Educator's Steering Group at the International Slavery Museum yesterday. They heard about the work of the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board to make heritage more inclusive. #KnowledgeExchange

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Well done to the organisers of the first Colliderfest. Enjoyable performances and fun ways to learn, including this 'Out of The Deep Blue and EKO'.

Dr Ndiweteko Jennifer Nghishitende is amplifying black narratives 🗣️

Alongside her research into Modern Slavery, Jennifer also sits on the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board. Jennifer and her fellow board members are helping to build more inclusive museums.

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Book our latest public lecture today: ‘Robben Island and the Challenging Cultural Heritage of Incarceration’ with
Dr Nick Evans on 12 February 2025, 16.30 – 18.00 GMT. Find out more:
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Where: Wilberforce Institute and online

Transatlantic trafficking history | LR LR commissioned research with the Wilberforce Institute, a world-leading institute in the study of slavery, to investigate our historical connections.

The Wilberforce Institute was commissioned by Lloyd’s Register to investigate their historical connections to the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved African people. We welcome their recent statement on the organisation’s role and their plans for action: www.lr.org/en/about-us/...

Hull during the festive break. Happy Christmas to all. x

Can't believe there are people fishing at the seaside in December! Hornsea

The beautiful Paragon Arcade in Hull looking festive. Excellent to see it remains both a Victorian gem and vibrant part of Hull's retail and leisure offer.

Lovely day exploring the former home of the founder of the University of Hull

Another image from Birmingham. Excellent to see the Bull

Stuart Hall PhD scholarship at Sussex:
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Fascinating to see the redeveloped Birmingham City Museum and Gallery emerge with some members of the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board yesterday. Packed with young Brummies keen to engage with their city's past, and exciting to see how the city portays its imperial story.

Birmingham sunrise!

The beauty of fairground rides.

Highlight of the week was meeting colleagues from Mariupol State University. They needed no introduction to the places I have researched, but did not realise people, goods and ideas from Ukraine shaped Hull. A thought provoking meeting on the 1000th day of Russia's brutal invasion of their homeland.

River Hull earlier this week. Great to see river craft moored alongside the museums.

Loved exploring Leeds this week.