Windrush Arrivals and Settlement Exhibition : Caribbean Front Room, Broadway Theatre

Abstract

An exhibition reimagining and recreating Windrush passenger landing cards and exploring the textiles of the Caribbean Front Room Across Black History Month 2020, the windows of Catford’s iconic Broadway Theatre will be transformed into an exhibition space telling the compelling story of the passengers who arrived on the MV Empire Windrush and of post-war Caribbean settlement in the UKThe Caribbean front room has become a mythical space; a space remembered for its ornamentation, colour-clash and kitsch. Based on research by Goldsmiths designer, Rose Sinclair, the Caribbean Front Room installation recreates a mid-century Caribbean living room, with a special emphasis on textiles and craft. The exhibition comprised of the window display of the 'Caribbean Front room', with two corresponding interactive digital spaces . In addition online textile based workshops also took place where participants were invited to engage in crafts in their own front room spaces and share their stories of craft called 'Weaving Windrush'. Rose was also invited to share the importance of Black history month in an online presentation in October 2020 with Lewisham Council members and highlight the display