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Dear All:
 
BOMBAY MIX
20/07/09
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, 61 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HZ
£2.50
Information + Booking (not essential) [log in to unmask]
 
Inspired by Bombay Africans – an exhibition produced in 2007 by the Royal Geographical Society, BOMBAY MIX will explore hidden cross-cultural stories embedded in our collective cultural + scientific heritage. It will also look at the history of a selected number of Natural History museums established throughout the British Empire with a special emphasis on Manchester and Bombay (Mumbai).  
 
Last in the series of Necommended to anyone involved in the following celebrations:
 
If you are interested in BOMBAY MIX but cannot attend, below is a list of interesting websites:
 
http://www.archive.org/details/journalbombayna05socigoog
http://www.bnhs.org/
http://www.journeythroughindia.com/
 
http://www.workershistory.org/linked_docs/NWLHJ27_Sherwood.pdf
1773: Seven men being part of the crew of the Lark, returned home after 12 months in slavery in Bombay; one of them was a respectable merchant in Liverpool.
 
http://www.andysutton.co.uk/old/his_time_line_1700_1799.htm
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/corporation/lma_learning/schoolmate/Bal/sm_bal_images.asp
http://www.sikhcybermuseum.org.uk/People/DuleepSinghRaja.htm
 
 
Looing forward to hearing from you,
 
All the best: Dominique
 
--
People drop out of the history of life as of land, though their work + their influence remain.
The Manchester Man - Isabella Linneaus Banks
 
* MOOR CULTURE IN BRITAIN
13/07/09
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, 61 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HZ
£2.50
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MOOR CULTURE IN BRITAIN is part of the NEW OBJECT LESSONS programme supported by the Wai Yin Chinese Women Society.
 
*BOMBAY MIX
20/07/09
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, 61 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HZ
£2.50
Information + Booking (not essential) [log in to unmask]
 
BOMBAY MIX is part of the NEW OBJECT LESSONS programme supported by the Wai Yin Chinese Women Society.
 
* NEW OBJECT LESSONS
In partnership with Wai Yin Chinese Women Society (Manchester), local historian Dominique Tessier will facilitate a new series of New Object Lessons workshops exploring historical links between China + Britain.
 
Between 01/06/09 + 20/07/09, the workshops will take place Mondays, 2pm - 5pm at the Wai Yin Chinese Women Society.
 
Each session costs £2.50 - to book one or more sessions, please email [log in to unmask].
 
* SUPPORT BLACK ARTS ALLIANCE: UK's largest network of Black Artists
http://www.blackartists.org.uk/
 
*RECOMMENDED MUSEUM CONSULTANT:
Angela Dove Consulting
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http://knowledgespacelibrary.blogspot.com/
 
* RECOMMENDED BLOGS:
 
SCIENTIFIC FAIR
scientificfair.blogspot.com
 
URBAN SCIENCE ADVENTURES
http://urban-science.blogspot.com/2009/02/george-washington-carver-exhibit-at.html
 
* RECOMMENDED WEBSITES:
FOTOG - Urban, Architectural + Street Photography
http://www.fotog.info/
FOTOG is looking for Museum Partners.
 
* COMING SOON: NEW OBJECT LESSONS ONLINE