Last week was Refugee Week. While it is incredibly important to understand and celebrate the contribution of people that have often overcome unimagina...
Virtual exhibition: Journeys to Manchester
Missed it last year? Have no fear – view it digitally here!...
Refugee and Asylum Seeker Awareness Week 2020
Celebrating Refugee Week during the COVID-19 pandemic...
George Floyd, Racism and Why We Exist
Above image: Fight Racism badge, AIU RACE Centre Archive (GB3228.35)...
The Resourceful and Resilient Communities of North Manchester
Contribution to Virtual #CheethamFest 2020 by Kadija Ollow...
Eating Out (and In) in Manchester
A contribution to Local & Community History Month 2020 by Sonbal Khokhar...
COVID-19 Collecting
Is your experience during COVID-19 represented? Are your stories missing? Can we help protect them for the future?...
Inspired by creativity #4
It’s May Day, time is flying. The AIU Centre has been working hard over the past month to rethink how, why and what we collect and archive durin...
Inspired by creativity #3
Here we are again, with a focus on crafting with kids this time. For those who are juggling work with homeschooling and trying to stay happy, safe and...
Inspired by creativity #2
Hello! Another week into working from home and creativity in our team is still flowing (see last week’s post here). Our staff and their families...