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Africa and the British Museum
The British Museum curates collections of material and visual culture relating to indigenous people across the African continent and to the cultures and societies of the diaspora, including objects as well as digital and non-digital photographs.
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Events
Reimagining Captain Cook: an Aboriginal Australian music response
Friday 1 March,
18.30 / Performance
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The Crick Crack Club presents The Intermediaries: tales of the Orisha
Sunday 10 March,
14.30 / Performance
Fog in the channel: Britain, Europe and the wider world since 6000 BC
Friday 29 March,
18.30 / Lecture
