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FREE exhibition about life as a refugee in London |
| Belonging:
Voices of London's Refugees is a new FREE
exhibition at Museum of London until 25 February 2007. People from your
community have contributed to this exhibition, which describes powerful
personal stories of refugees who have made a new life in London, the
challenges they have faced and the contributions they have made to the
city. |
Hear the real experiences of refugees from many communities, including people who came to London from the Former Yugoslavia.
Find out about Zaim Pasic from Sarajevo, who came to the UK as a Red Cross Medical Evacuee after being seriously wounded by a grenade during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Zaim now lives with his wife and daughter in West London.
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Zaim Pasic |
Come and enjoy a moving performance of traditional Bosnian music that will touch your heart from the London Sevdah choir (Sunday 12 November, 1.30-1.55pm, 2.45-3.10pm & 4.30-4.55pm).
Tours, led by members of refugee communities will be offered in 15 languages, including Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. The guides will offer insights into the exhibition, highlighting material from their community as well as other key displays. To find out more, email community@museumoflondon.org.uk or call 020 7814 5778.
For
further details about the Belonging exhibition and events,
visit
the Belonging exhibition website
Admission
to the Museum and the exhibition is FREE, to find out how to get to Museum of
London click
here
Created in partnership with the Evelyn Oldfield Unit's Refugee Communities History Project and the London Museums Hub Refugee Heritage Programme. Funded by City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London, Heritage Lottery Fund, Home Office, The Pears Foundation and Renaissance London.
For more personal stories from refugees in London visit www.refugeestories.org
