BLACK MINERS MUSEUM BROCHURE by Norma Gregory, Nottingham News Centre UK

BL ACK MINERS MUSEUM BROCHURE

LEADING THE PRESERVATION OF

BLACK MINERS’ HERITAGE

&

DIVERSE

INDUSTRIAL

HISTORY

Black Miners Museum (BMM), led by Nottingham News Centre CIC since 2019, is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East, National Lottery Players, project partners and the wider public.

BMM aims to engage all individuals, groups and organisations around the world, to develop knowledge and awareness around diversity in mining and industrial heritage through education, creative arts, research, new collections and events.

Miners’ equipment: boots, helmet, lamp and battery pack

Photo credits: David Severn

Black Miners Museum (BMM) preserves and shares heritage through services such as: • Heritage project management • Black history /diverse heritage consultancy and support • Touring exhibitions & displays (national & international) • Workshops & presentations (online & in person) • Contemporary and archive photo usage services • Catalogues of mining and industrial documents, collating existing research • Sourcing and preserving rare artefacts • Loans of artefact boxes & cultural costumes collections for schools, colleges, universities, groups & organisations • Oral history /audio recordings training & transcribing services.

• Short film & video productions support and BMM media production library • Book / Poster publication sales • TV & radio broadcasting contributions & co-production

Listen to the Digging Deep poem, performed

by MUNNYA USUWANA. Scan the QR code

Photo credit: Tom Morley

DOES YOUR PROJECT NEED SUPPORTFORITSDIVERSITYAIMS, PROVISION OR ENGAGEMENT?

CONTACT US TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP EMAIL info@blackcoalminers.com info@nottinghamnewscentre.com CALL Tel: UK +44 (0) 115 8713819 /07984 825482 VISIT www.blackcoalminers.com www.nottinghamnewscentre.com

Coal Minersof African Caribbean Heritage

@blackcoalminers

RUPERT MEIKLE, coal miner, 1950s carrying his snap tin (i.e. sandwich box); water canister and deputy’s shotfirer bag

Photo courtesy: The Meikle family archives

ABOUT US Nottingham News Centre, founded in 2013, based in the East Midlands UK, aims to grow lasting partnerships with national and international mining museums, industrial organisations and media partners by creating and sharing content, in order to secure a lasting legacy for diverse heritage.

Photo credits: David Severn Elvington & Eythorne Heritage Group

OUR SERVICES Our wide range of tailored, heritage services include: • One-to-one diverse heritage consultancy • Exhibitions & display creation support, loans & curatorial advice • BAME/diverse exhibition interpretation support • Miners’ family history services • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) support & training for organisations.

DIGGING DEEP Touring Exhibition

Photo credit: Nottingham News Centre Archives

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT Diverse heritage helps to engage new audiences by: • Attracting new visitors and learners into mining museums and UK industrial heritage tourist attractions • Publicly sharing and celebrating the contributions of diverse communities within British and global industrial history • Encouraging personal reflection and connections, promoting better mental health & wellbeing • Nurturing lasting legacies through creative arts & heritage • Promoting inclusion and access to heritage for all.

MORE SERVICES • Heritage walks (for groups and organisations) • BAME/ diverse audience engagement strategy & consultancy • Black History Month & African History Season events • Hosting/ organising arts, crafts, writing workshops & cultural events.

Take part in the annual, Durham’s Miners’ Gala

Photo credit: Nottinghamshire Archives

CONTACT: www.blackcoalminers.com info@blackcoalminers.com

GET

INVOLVED YOU CAN HELP US CONTINUE THIS VALUABLE WORK

PRESERVING AND SHARING

MINING HE RI TAGE

BY MAKING AN IN-KIND DONATION AFTER THE PROJECT COMPLETION Volunteering / Social media / Events / Object donation / Sharing memories

You can also get involved by: • Volunteering your talents or learning new skills • Donating artefacts, photos, costumes, cultural items to the Black Miners Museum for educational purposes (credit always given) • Preserving and sharing your family history /local community memories • Attending our events & workshops.

VISIT: www.blackcoalminers.com

DONATE Graphic design by Laura Spence : laurajanespence@gmail.com Planning by Davene Harris With thanks to NNC/BMM volunteers, staff partners and the wider public.

DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TODAY!

Photo credit: Nottingham News Centre Archives

With thanks to

www.blackcoalminers.com info@blackcoalminers.com UK +44 (0)115 8713819 Black Miners Museum

by Nottingham News Centre CIC founded in 2013 and directed by Norma Gregory (BA, MA, PGCE) www.normagregory.com