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In the second instalment of her blog series concerning the botany and the British Empire, Esme Barrell reflects on the colonial roots of the Royal Botanical Gardens and the appropriation of Indigenous botanical knowledge by British scientists.

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📣 Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus.

A new exhibition running at the Imperial War Museum between Oct 2025 - March 2026.

I was approached last year to join the advisory panel and have been so delighted to see this project come to fruition.

Earlier this month, we published an interview with 2024 Voltaire Prize Winner and Researcher Mr Gerawork Gizaw concerning his fieldwork in the Kakuma Camp Refugee site in Turkana County, Kenya.

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In 2009, a group of Kenyan war veterans sued the British Government over the actions of the colonial regime in Kenya during the Mau Mau Uprising.

In 2018, we co-produced a documentary with HistoryHit to tell their incredible story. You can see the documentary here:

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🔊 A wonderful first part to a three part series from a brilliant former student of mine, Esme Barrell. Glad we at @museumofbc.bsky.social could host this series and we look forward to reading the next installment!

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New blog just dropped!

Read the lastest blog on our website from Esme Barrell about the British Empire's appropriation of indigenous knowledge.

🔊 New Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @memorystudies.bsky.social

New publication out for @museumofbc.bsky.social. All credit to @gabemoshenska.bsky.social for spearheading this 🎉

Starting this week, MBC's website will host an online exhibition exploring the afterlives of colonial incarceration sites in Africa.

Great interview. MBC Paper Trails is crammed with interesting stuff, always worth a read.

Time for another Paper Trails interview...

This month, we spoke to Khushboo Jain, a curator, writer and researcher about decolonising Indian miniature art.

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We are the Musuem of British Colonialism, a transnational team dedicated to sharing the marginalised narratives of British colonialism through innovative exhibitions, archives, and fieldwork.

A new Paper Trails interview is now live on our website!

Follow the link below to read about the research of economic historian Jonathan Jenner and the spatial control of unemployment in colonial Kenya.

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Today is a wonderful day (if you haven't already) to indulge in the brilliance and wonder of our (@museumofbc.bsky.social) dear friend and colleague Anthony Maina and his contributions to Mau Mau Heritage:

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News | Poll shows public support for a permanent transatlantic slave trade exhibition at the British Museum

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Hello Bluesky.

We are the Musuem of British Colonialism, a transnational team dedicated to sharing the marginalised narratives of British colonialism through innovative exhibitions, archives, and fieldwork.