Documentary Media Centre is delivering a new series of FREE city centre heritage events with our next one on Saturday 25th November between 10:00-15:00.
- Are you or your community group in the early stages of developing a heritage collection?
- Are you thinking about growing an existing collection?
- How about turning your collection into a registered small independent museum?
The Saturday Heritage Fairs in Leicester have been set up by the Documentary Media Centre to support and encourage all the above…..plus a new Independent Heritage Network for ongoing support.
Our Saturday Heritage Fairs aim to provide a meeting point for individuals and small groups from the new Independent Heritage Network who are developing heritage projects based on their own interest areas.
The Saturday Heritage Fairs are also open to the public to explore and engage with free talks, showcases, and screenings on offer.
Timetable: Saturday 25th November 10:00-15:00
09:00 The Old Library Cafe opens in Leicester Adult Education Centre
10:00 Hansom Hall with stalls, Language Cafe hosted by Carole Clohesy & Leicester Stories hosted by Rob Watson open
11:00 Welcome – Official Opening
12:00 Film showcase by Media Archive for Central England (MACE)
13:00 Workshop – How to develop your audience
14:00 Audio Walk – Register with Rob Watson at Leicester Stories stall
15:00 Close
The events will all be hosted at Leicester’s Adult Education Centre, 54 Belvoir Street, Leicester LE1 6QL.
Find out more about these independent heritage projects being developed across all areas of Leicester and how to get involved through sharing your own lived experience.
So far, we have the following confirmed exhibitors:
MACE (Media Archive for Central England)
Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society
LE Confidential – Artist as Collector
Leicestershire Industrial History Society
Exploring Leicester’s Hidden Nightlife
LCR2 – Leicester Community Radio 2
Hold Tight, Raver – A Spotlight on the Forgotten City
Sound Postcards Project – Parveenben’s Shop
Charnwood Ukrainian Community Association
The Documentary Media Centre will be hosting information from the following heritage projects:
Conflict Memory and Education Project
There will be a Language Cafe run in the Old Library Cafe by Carole Clohesy and an opportunity to share your story of living or arriving in Leicester with Dr Rob Watson of Decentered Media. Rob will have his Leicester Stories audio recording kit in partnership with Leicester Community Radio and De Montfort University.
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