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Article: Feature Museums across Scotland celebrate bicentenary of David LivingstoneScottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone was born in March 2013 in Blantyre, near Glasgow. Events across Scotland and Africa celebrate his life and legacy.21 March 2013
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Article: Preview Pitt Rivers takes Canadian tribal attire to Oxford in The Blackfoot Shirts ProjectCurators have attempted to decipher bone-painted battle marks and locks of hair from humans and horses in a display of three ancient tribe shirts at Pitt Rivers.08 March 2013
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Article: Preview Portraits of African Londoners in Take Another Look at the Museum of London DocklandsPortraits by the likes of George Cruikshank and Thomas Rowlandson join newspaper cuttings from the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the London, Sugar and Slavery gallery.04 January 2013
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Article: News New set of audio trails help bring the Cornish Mining World Heritage landscape vividly to lifeCornish Mining World Heritage have developed and published a new set of free audio trails that bring the history, people and places within the UNESCO World Heritage site to life.07 September 2012
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Article: Feature Exploring Cornish Mining Heritage: The Duke of Bedford's Grand Plan for TavistockJamie Maddison takes an audio tour round Tavistock with the help of a podcast developed by Cornish Mining World Heritage.17 August 2012
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Article: News National Library of Wales brings the medieval Laws of Hywel Dda back homeNational Library of Wales has secured one of the nation’s most important documents this week after successfully bidding for The Boston Manuscript of the Laws of Hywel Dda.13 July 2012
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Article: News NPG to send first known portrait of a Black African Muslim and freed slave out on UK tourThe National Portrait Gallery is to send the first known British oil portrait of a Black African Muslim and freed slave, Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, on a tour of museums and galleries.26 June 2012
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Article: Interview Curator's Choice: Five Cornish miners from the Cornish Global Migration ProgrammeMichael Kiernan, Director of the Cornish Global Migration Programme in Redruth, relates five of his favourite stories about Cornish miners, migrants, murderers and divorcees.29 May 2012
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Article: Feature Beyond the Beaches: Exploring the World Heritage of Cornish MiningJamie Maddison explores the history and heritage of mining in Cornwall and speaks to David Rutherford, of Cornish Mining World Heritage - the organisation working to promote it to a wider audience.13 April 2012
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Article: Interview Curator's Choice: Wayne Modest in the Horniman's African World galleryKeeper of Anthropology Wayne Modest introduces us to a sphere marking the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade, ritualistic medicine containers and fertile figures in his favourite works at the Horniman Museum.01 October 2009
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Article: Interview Curator's Choice: Matthew Sheldon of the Royal Naval Museum chooses an African sailor's scrimshawMatthew Sheldon of the Royal Naval Museum talks about a rare scrimshaw that once belonged to an African sailor who helped in the Royal Navy's fight against the transatlantic slave trade.09 September 2009
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Article: Trail Ancient Egypt To Japan - An LGBT Trail Round The British MuseumThis trail highlights exhibits in the British Museum that shed light on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cultures from ancient times and far-away places.23 February 2007
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Article: Trail Disability In The 18th Century - A National Portrait Gallery TrailA tour of the National Portrait Gallery showing eighteenth century sitters with disabilities including John Wilkes, Samuel Johnson, and Handel.29 November 2006
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Article: Trail Johnson, Boswell And The Abolition Of SlaveryA talk on the abolitionist views of writer Samuel Johnson is revealing about the campaigns for and against abolition in 18th century London.24 July 2006
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Article: Trail Hidden Treasures: LondonTake a look at fascinating objects in London museums. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.11 July 2006
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Article: Trail Greek Cypriot History In LondonFind out more about the experiences of Greek Cypriots who migrated to London before 1960 - many living through World War II and its aftermath in the capital.10 July 2006
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Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 1 - The People's Museum In LondonTake a look at fascinating objects in London museums. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006
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Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 3 - The People's Museum In The South WestDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of the south west. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006
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Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 4 - The People's Museum In The East Of EnglandThe People's Museum - take a look at some intriguing objects found in the museums of the East of England. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006
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Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 8 - The People's Museum In LiverpoolDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Liverpool. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006
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Article: Trail Children's Express - Exploring Slavery At The Merseyside Maritime MuseumChildren's Express journalists Emma Dennis-Edwards (16) and Rheaz Liburd (16) visit Liverpool to explore a pivotal centre for black historical development and awareness.08 September 2004
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Article: Trail Mersey Maritime Heritage: From The Ferry To Titanic And BeyondSailors, slaves, trade and television - this city married to the sea has seen these and much more over the centuries. Read all about the times and tides of the river and the docks in our Mersey Maritime Trail.01 September 2004
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Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: Ridgeway, Mill Hill in BarnetCommunity Focus take us on a tour of Ridgeway, Mill Hill in Barnet and reveal some historical locations accessible to wheelchair users and the elderly.12 August 2004
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Article: Trail Heritage, history and a stunning landscape - take a cultural tour of JerseyIf it's heritage you're after, be it castles and ancient archaeology or award-winning museums and WWII tunnel complexes, Jersey has the cultural lot!28 August 2003
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Article: Trail From Peterloo to the Pankhursts: A Radical Politics TrailFrom the Peterloo Massacre, through the Anti-Corn Law League to the connections with Marx and Engels, Manchester has a strong tradition of political radicalism. Discover the people, the locations, museums and collections in this trail developed with the help of the People's History Museum.
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