Diana and Dodi Fayed
Buddha of Suburbia

Welcome to The Mixed Museum

We are a digital museum and archive that contributes to widening knowledge about Black and ethnic minority British history through sharing and preserving the social history of racial mixing in Britain for future generations.

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The Mixed Museum Timeline

On our Timeline, you can find an overview of the history of racial mixing in Britain from 1900 onwards. We will shortly be expanding the Timeline to include earlier periods.

Brown Babies Exhibition

Showcasing the findings of Professor Lucy Bland's research on the children of Black American GIs and White British women - aka the 'Brown Babies' - who were born during WW2.

AMRI Exhibition

Exploring the fascinating and longstanding history of mixed race Irish families in Britain. Curated by The Mixed Museum in collaboration with AMRI (Association of Mixed Race Irish).

BTCOTC

Find out about our newest project, By The Cut of Their Cloth, including our Open Call for images of the history of mixed race and multicultural Brent!

Short Takes

Our Short Takes pop up event aims to share histories of racial mixing in Britain through four 60 second videos.

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Artist in Residence

Find out about our new Artist in Residence partnerships, and meet our very first artist - folk musician Saskia Tomkins.

Make a contribution:

If you would like to help us continue our work preserving and sharing the history of racial mixing in Britain, donations are much appreciated! The Mixed Museum is a non-profit organisation and all donations are used to fund further research, photo licences and infrastructure costs.

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Introducing Saskia Tomkins, our first Artist in Residence!

May 19, 2022

Folk musician Saskia Tomkins joins The Mixed Museum for a digital residency

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Connected Heritage – The Mixed Museum’s new partnership with Wikimedia!

May 19, 2022

The Mixed Museum is delighted to announce that we have been chosen as one of Wikimedia’s first Connected Heritage partners!

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Open Call – Family History Researchers

January 18, 2022

Call for volunteer researchers interested in helping uncover mixed race family histories of Brent.

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BTCOTC Open Days – Booking now live!

January 5, 2022

Brent Residents and Creatives! Join us via Zoom to tell us about your mixed race and multicultural family histories or creative work.

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BTCOTC project – Family Archives Open Call

December 20, 2021

Brent resident? Share your family photos with our By The Cut of Their Cloth project to help us learn more about Brent’s mixed race and multicultural history!

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