The Children’s Art Gallery
The Children’s Art Gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, displays and sells art by children from low-income families. Other galleries have recently opened in Ghana and Zimbabwe. Read also a recent Guardian article about the gallery.
Indigenous Studies Portal
The I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal was launched in 2006 at the University of Saskatchewan. Its primary focus is on indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world. There are now over 71,000 records many with free full […]
Leadership in the Arts and cultural industries
Clore leadership library This online Research Library is a collated repository, making publicly available the research projects completed by Clore Leadership Fellows. These receive funding to pursue research related to creative leadership in the arts, culture, and creative sectors. There are over 80 examples of innovative practice including case studies. Examples of topics covered include:
The lost Banksy interview
A new episode of The Bansky Story, including a newly-discovered interview with Banksy, is now available on our playlist. It supplements a series of radio 4 programmes on Banksy which can be found on BBC Sounds or on this BoB playlist. You can listen to 10 x 15-minute or 2 x 60-minute omnibus programmes. The […]
Banned Books and Academic Freedom
Sage has launched a new collection of free-to-read research of articles from its academic journals highlighting the effects of academic censorship on democracy, social-emotional learning, higher education, and more.Categories in the collection include:
Connecting Africa
Connecting-Africa is supported by the Netherlands African Studies Association (NVAS). It provides free access to digital resources on Africa. Full-text of publications, images and sound from institutional repositories many based in African nations.
The Banksy Story
A playlist of 10 x 15-minute or 2 x 60-minute omnibus programmes on Banksy. Stories are told by people who have worked closely with him. The programmes were broadcast on BBC radio 4 in July 2023. The playlist also includes a bonus episode featuring a lost interview with Banksy himself. The playlist is temporarily available […]
LGBTQ+ plus heritage on Europeana
LGBTQ+ exhibitions, biographies and images on this cultural site which draws on the collections of national libraries from European nations. As the site puts it “queer stories, narratives and cultural heritage from all around Europe”.
Autograph letter collection, second batch
A second batch of letters from the Autograph Letter Collection totalling 3,200 letters. This collection contains letters of prominent correspondents dating from 1851 to 1975. They cover such themes as suffrage, education, medicine, women and the Church, literature, employment, temperance, scholarship, industry, travel and the arts. Many of these letters were considered ‘Autograph’ letters by famous […]
Windrush at 75
Windrush 75 portal – New from the National Archives, a place to find out about the history and impact of the arrival of the Empire Windrush. 22nd June 2023 marked 75 years since HMT Empire Windrush docked and its passengers, mostly from the Caribbean, disembarked. The site focuses on their history as told through documents from […]
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