by Object Journeys | Somali
One of the objects currently on display in the Somali Object Journeys exhibit in the British Museum’s Wellcome Gallery, is the one thousand Somali shilling note from 1989. On the front of the notes, you will notice two women basket weaving. Many still ask who these...
by Object Journeys | Somali
On the evening of Friday 7th October 2016, the Somali Object Journeys project hosted a performance-filled event to celebrate the new Somali display case in the British Museum’s Wellcome Gallery. The display case, Objects of Survival: the Beauty of Somali Craftwork, is...
by Object Journeys | South Asia
Please accept marketing-cookies to watch this video In partnership with the British Museum, Manchester Museum and their community partner Community on Solid Ground have been working collaboratively on the first non-London Object Journeys project. In this film, hear...