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Cataloguing Audrey

Work begins in earnest to restore order to the archive Audrey Amiss kept of the minutest happenings in her life. Like detectives, the archivists search for subtle clues to chronology in the mass of materials.

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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians

Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.

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Documents of my breath

Swati Joshi’s childhood bronchitis meant that she couldn’t imagine being able to breathe easily. As an adult, she chronicles her recovery through artworks created using bubbles and her breath.

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In the tracks of Derek Jarman’s tears

Researcher E K Myerson shares her moving encounters with the personal papers of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.

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  • Pencil sketches of local weapons, "assagai" (assegai) and arrow heads, by Lionel Decle during travels through central and east Africa.
  • Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa ... / by David Livingstone.
  • Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa ... / by David Livingstone.
  • Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa ... / by David Livingstone.
  • Devils Bridge sketched by Lister on his travels through Europe showing a bridge crossing the Gotthard Pass, nothern approach, Switzerland
  • Remains of the eastern portico of a temple at Baalbec, Lebanon. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843.
  • Decorated columns under the portico of the temple at Dendera, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.
  • Statue at the temple at Wadi Saboua, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • Interior of the temple of Esna, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • Ruins at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.
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