Celebration of African and Caribbean culture
Hull museums and galleries and the University of Hull will be hosting a series of displays, events and lectures as part of October's Black History Month.
A series of family-friendly events will be held at Wilberforce Museum and Ferens Art Gallery as part of Black History Month.
There will also be a series of workshops, lectures and poetry readings and a Gala run by the University of Hull.
Activities including story-telling and drumming, exhibitions by internaitonal artists and the chance to design your own African mask and fabrics will be held at the musuem and gallery.
Black History Month is an annual event but will have extra poignancy this year as they city commemorates William Wilberforce and his work to abolish slavery.
For more information on the museum and gallery events visit our calendar.
The university will see lectures and readings from Award-winning poet SuAndi OBE, poet and record producer Lyndon Kwesi Johnson, Naomi Pabst from Yale University and Canadian actor, director, writer and producer Nicole Stamp.
For more information on the university events see our events calendar.
For more information on black history and culture visit www.black-history-month.co.uk
Published: 24/09/07
