The National Maritime Museum will mark Windrush Day 2023 with two days of activities on 22 and 24 June. The events will be suitable for a range of audiences, with a variety of activities organised in collaboration with the Caribbean Social Forum and supported by Spirit of 2012.

Visitors will be given the opportunity to learn calypso dance moves, play dominoes Caribbean-style, watch performances, and discover the results of new research on the journeys of people from the Windrush generation. Partnership projects with schools, elders and young people will shape the events of each day, celebrating Caribbean culture and the legacy of the Windrush generation in the UK today.

HMT Empire Windrush was a passenger liner that travelled from Jamaica to Tilbury Docks in Essex, arriving on 22 June 1948. The Windrush carried 1027 migrants who were encouraged to come to the UK with the promise of employment following the 1948 British Nationality Act that granted citizenship and right of abode to all members of the British Empire. The annual celebration of Windrush Day was introduced in 2018 on the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the ship.

This year will mark 75 years since the arrival of the Windrush. It is a major national moment to come together and acknowledge this shared history, delving into the past and celebrating the present and future.

For more information visit: https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/windrush-day 

Venue: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Date: 22 and 24 June 2023
Time: 10.00 – 17.00
Admission: Free
Visitor enquiries: 020 8858 4422

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Choir Performance
A multi-school choir will come together to sing songs connected to the Windrush and the Caribbean, working with Ethno Vox. Members of the Caribbean Social Forum choir will also perform on the day.
Date: 22 June 2023

Dominoes
Watch or join in with lively dominoes matches Caribbean style.
Date: 22 June 2023

Calypso Workshop
Learn some moves to explore Windrush generation dance culture from the Caribbean, move your body to calypso music with specialist dance leaders.
Date: 22, 24 June 2023

Portraits of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow – Conversations through Pictures
Find out about local community heroes through a display of 75 new portraits developed by the Caribbean Social Forum.
Date: 22, 24 June 2023

Reminiscence Workshop
Take part in workshops designed to explore you and your family’s memories of the Caribbean, inspired by objects and images in the National Maritime Museum’s collections.
Date:  22, 24 June 2023

Music Jam
Watch new emerging musicians and spoken word artists with Caribbean connections perform in our first ever Music Jam, designed and developed by young people, some of whom will also be performing.
Date: 24 June 2023

Dominoes Tournament
Guest dominoes teams, Brixton Immortals and UK Diamonds, will be competing against players from the Caribbean Social Forum in a friendly but feisty dominoes tournament Caribbean style.
Date: 24 June 2023

Family Connections Workshop
Explore your family connections to the Windrush and the Caribbean through a family history workshop with our Library and Archives team.
Date:  24 June 2023

Ships, Ports and Passengers
Discover new research about journeys between the Caribbean and UK from 1942 – 1962 and the people that travelled the waters to arrive in the UK as part of the Windrush generation.
Date: 24 June 2023

Talks
Hear talks on a mixture of topics such as connections to Tilbury Docks with Evewright, genealogy, sound system culture, as well as Caribbean connections within the National Maritime Museum’s collections.
Date: 24 June 2023

Walking Images
Interact with Walking Images, seeing historical figures connected to the Caribbean come to life.
Date: 24 June 2023

The post National Maritime Museum will mark Windrush Day 2023 appeared first on All At Sea.