We have another installement in our Paper Trails series. This time, MBC spoke to Awuor Onyango to discuss her artistic practice, which explores how definitions of womanhood have been imposed, internalised and challenged in colonial and post-colonial Kenya.

Another installement of our paper trails series has dropped! museumofbritishcolonialism.org/paper-trails...

Paper Trails: Emma Mincks | MBC

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with Emma Mincks to discuss colonial histories of teeth. Dr. Emma B. Mincks is a […]

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The latest blog in our paper trails series is now live! museumofbritishcolonialism.org/paper-trails...

Paper Trails: Anaïs Walsdorf | MBC

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with researcher Anaïs Walsdorf to discuss metallurgical collections in museums, and how their colonial histories […]

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The latest blog in our paper trails series is now live! museumofbritishcolonialism.org/paper-trails...

Paper Trails: Anaïs Walsdorf | MBC

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with researcher Anaïs Walsdorf to discuss metallurgical collections in museums, and how their colonial histories […]

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Imperial War Museum living up to their name with exhibition Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus. Contributors include some of my lovely @museumofbc.bsky.social mates.

Don't forget to get in touch with us before 6 January if you're interested in participating in our Paper Trails series!

Museum of British Colonialism@museumofbc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are you a student or early career researcher of British colonialism with research that you want to share? We're now open for submissions for our Paper Trails series until 6 January 2026!

Are you a student or early career researcher of British colonialism with research that you want to share? We're now open for submissions for our Paper Trails series until 6 January 2026!

Are you a student or early career researcher of British colonialism with research that you want to share? We're now open for submissions for our Paper Trails series until 6 January 2026!

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. museumofbritishcolonialism.org/red-bark-and...

Red Bark and Empire: Unearthing the Colonial Roots of Kew Gardens | MBC

Part One – Kew Gardens This project began with a single plant. While researching in the archives of the Royal […]

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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. museumofbritishcolonialism.org/archiving-st...

Archiving Legacy of Resistance in Post Colonial Kenya: An Interview | MBC

Gerawork Gizaw discusses importance and challenges of oral history as well as endurance of detention centres in post colonial 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: youtu.be/B2ETXDBB45c?...

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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! museumofbritishcolonialism.org/planting-pow...

Planting Power: How the British Empire grew from Indigenous Knowledge | MBC

A 1901 New York advertisement for quinine that highlighted the misappropriation of Indigenous knowledge in pharmaceuticals | Credit: AHIP Part […]

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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.

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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! museumofbritishcolonialism.org/planting-pow...

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

Reconstructing the legacies of colonial detention: Digital heritage, memory, and the Mau Mau Emergency, 1952–1960 - Bethany Rebisz, 2025

This article examines the legacies of colonial detention in Kenya and considers the adaptive digital heritage practices used by the Museum of British Colonialis...

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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.

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Time for another Paper Trails interview... This month, we spoke to Khushboo Jain, a curator, writer and researcher about decolonising Indian miniature art. museumofbritishcolonialism.org/paper-trails...

Time for another Paper Trails interview... This month, we spoke to Khushboo Jain, a curator, writer and researcher about decolonising Indian miniature art. museumofbritishcolonialism.org/paper-trails...

Paper Trails: Khushboo Jain | MBC

Andrea Potts spoke with Khushboo Jain, an independent curator, writer and researcher, about decolonising Indian miniature art. Andrea: What is […]

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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.

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. museumofbritishcolonialism.org/paper-trails...

Paper Trails: Jonathan Jenner | MBC

MBC’s Andrea Potts sat down with economic historian Jonathan Jenner to discuss the political economy of colonial Kenya and his […]

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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: museumofbritishcolonialism.org/paper-trails...

Paper Trails - Anthony Maina | MBC

What would MBC be without Anthony Maina? Over many years Anthony has acquired a wealth of knowledge about Mau Mau […]

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News | Poll shows public support for a permanent transatlantic slave trade exhibition at the British Museum museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post...

Poll shows public support for transatlantic slave trade exhibition at British Museum - Museums + Heritage

Survey of British public shows just over half believe the museum should have a permanent display on the transatlantic slave trade.

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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.