Rights & Activism
Explore objects, stories and blogs linked to London’s history as a place of protest, and its many communities’ struggles for their rights.
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Mapping London’s LGBTQ+ history in our collection
We look through our collection for symbols of the long struggle by LGBTQ+ Londoners for equal rights
From our experts
From our experts
Slavery legacies: Removing public statues in London
The removal of Robert Milligan’s statue in 2020 was part of a wider movement around the legacy of slavery
Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style
Katharine Hamnett shaped the style of the 1980s
Oversized silhouettes, worn-in denim, political slogans – Hamnett’s designs drove a new London look
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Suffragette Struggling with a Policeman on Black Friday (photographic print)
Barratt's Photo Press Ltd
1910
Photography
Photography
Occupants outside their houses on Ellingfort Road, Hackney, on a sunny day (cibachrome print)
Hunter, Tom, Hunter, Tom
1994
