Exhibition: ‘The Art of Music 2025’

Exhibition: ‘The Art of Music 2025’

2025 For Sir Edward Heath, music wasn’t just a hobby; it brought him deep “joy for life,” a way to find “refreshment and spiritual sustainance.” He was a talented conductor and musician, and the first British Prime Minister to lead a full orchestra. This season at...
Exhibition: ‘Exodus: The Uganda Asians Crisis of 1972’

Exhibition: ‘Exodus: The Uganda Asians Crisis of 1972’

Autumn 2022 In August 1972 Uganda’s President Idi Amin suddenly announced his intention to expel the Asian community from the country within 90 days. They were the beating heart of Uganda’s economy and around 30,000 of them were holders of British passports (albeit...
Exhibition: ‘The Long Road Into Europe’

Exhibition: ‘The Long Road Into Europe’

Autumn 2023 The exhibition charts Britain’s ambivalence towards greater European unity during the years after the Second World War as the country came to terms with the start of the loss of Empire and the humiliation of the Suez Crisis.  Having opted out of the talks...