‘It enriches your mind in every way’: the fight to keep the UK learning German theguardian.com/education/arti…

Another example of how Lithuanian immigrant Montague Burton transformed the British high street. This time at King's Lynn.

Excellent entertainment by Worldbeaters Music at Visit Great Yarmouth this week. First saw them at Freedom Festival Arts Trust in 2014, but they never fail to impress. #GreatYarmouth

1/ Trevor was 1 of our oldest friends. He had "a remarkable talent for friendship" as this lovely obit says. I told him this spring that cheerful outreach shaped our lives - he showed my spouse around as a prospective student of Jack Greene at JHU in 1985 theguardian.com/books/2024/aug…

.Freedom Festival Arts Trust 2024 kicks off today - with over 30 live performances scheduled across the city running until September 1st. We're delighted to be a partner of the festival, which offers a wide range of activites - so there's something for everyone! hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/m…

Another reason to head to Hull! BBC News - Freedom Festival 'focuses on societal issues' bbc.com/news/articles/…

Following the sad death of our Director, Prof Trevor Burnard, to honour his family's wishes, we've establish a fund that will continue Trevor's important work on the history of slavery and its legacies. Find out more about the Trevor Burnard Fund via: hull.ac.uk/research/insti…

Hull’s long-running arts festival has filled the city with thought-provoking and entertaining arts and culture for 16 years. Our longstanding partnership with the Hull Freedom Festival continues this year with a vibrant events programme. Learn more: hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/m…

We are delighted to partner Freedom Festival Arts Trust once again. This year, exhibitions at Oriel Chambers are open between 11 and 2 (Friday to Sunday). These include our freedomfestival.co.uk/news/events/ta… coproduced with the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board and Hull Museums. All welcome!

Another exhibition, coproduced with the Humber Modern Slavery Partnership (HMSP) , explores contemporary slavery in the UK. Learn more here: freedomfestival.co.uk/news/events/un…

Humber Modern Slavery Partnership (HMSP) Freedom Festival Arts Trust Hull Museums Humberside PCC HumberMuseums University of Hull Arts Council England Hull City Council Around the Hull Museum's Quarter we have a trail exploring West African Adinkra symbols. Open 11 until 4 each day, collect a sheet from any Hull Museums site. freedomfestival.co.uk/news/events/ad…

Tomorrow and Sunday, between 9 and 2, members of the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board are celebrating the Caribbean community in the UK. Come along to the Wilberforce House Museum for fun craft activities for families. Hull Museums

Fantastic Caribbean craft activities and learning at the Wilberforce House Museum today as part of Freedom Festival Arts Trust. All welcome.

Lovely to see the museums quarter packed with Freedom Festival Arts Trust visitors of all ages today.

Thanks to all the people who visited our various exhibitions and craft events this weekend. From colleagues to partners, you've made another fantasy Freedom Festival Arts Trust for everyone at the University of Hull.

In the September issue of Slavery & Abolition and Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology: In Memorium: my piece on Trevor Burnard tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

This week we welcomed our new Wilberforce Institute Director – Professor Simon Green. Read this short blog for an intro to his plans to build on our successful work around research, policy and practice, with partnerships remaining a key focus hull.ac.uk/research/insti…

The institute and allies enjoyed today's Humberside Police meeting that shaped a new 'Police Race Action Plan to improve policing for black people'. Our Taking the Knee exhibition, co-produced with Hull Museums and the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board, was displayed at lunch.

Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board member Stella Munthali provided a fantastic keynote - reinforcing the importance of listening to people with lived experience of racism.

Congratulations to Nick Evans, Hull Museums and members of the Wilberforce House Museum Advisory Board, who have been shortlisted for the Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year category in the 2024 Times Higher Education #THEAwards: timeshighereducation.com/news/awards-20…