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6 days ago
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Coventry councillor raises concern over city's archive clear out
A number of items on a disposal list drawn up by Culture Coventry Trust (CCT) should be retained because of their links to the city, a councillor has said. Photographic plates, crockery, bottles and a matchstick model were among things highlighted as important to the heritage of the city by Roger Bailey. Nearly 600 pieces have been earmarked for disposal including vintage camera equipment and old tools from various shops around the Nugent from CCT, which manages the city's art collections and archives, said the body had never had a review into its archive and needed to reduce its collection. Speaking at a Coventry City Council housing and communities meeting Ms Nugent said this type of clear-out was normal. She explained that a review of their collection "had not really been done before". However, Mr Bailey said he wanted to protect "anything with the word Coventry on it."There are reasons why you don't think they are relevant and I get that, but there are a number of plates with the coat of arms on and I think those sorts of things are important," he said. Mr Bailey said it was a "shame" the items would not be used to create a scene of historical Coventry. "If it has the word Coventry on, even if it's not in good condition, I have a problem with it going," he said. "They are hard enough pieces to find, especially bottles and plates."This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
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New exhibition to celebrate South Asian communities
A new exhibition celebrating the heritage of South Asian communities in Coventry is to open later this year after receiving funding. Stories That Made Us: Roots, Resilience, Representation, will open at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum on 14 November. Culture Coventry Trust announced on Wednesday it had received a £131,350 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support the project. Marguerite Nugent, the trust's cultural director, said they could bring stories from the city's South Asian communities to life in a way that acknowledged the "deep cultural impact" they had made. "It's about building bridges between communities and we hope this will lead to a deeper understanding of our shared history," Ms Nugent added. According to the 2021 census, about 18.5% of Coventry's population identified as Asian or Asian British, but Herbert said they were "often underrepresented" in public collections or exhibitions. The exhibition will portray the lived experiences of a South Asian family in the city from 1968 to 2010, drawing on Coventry Archives' Virk Collection and Hardish Virk's Stories That Made Us Collection. It will include photographs, books, magazines, vinyl records and other memorabilia. Hardish Virk, exhibition co-curator, said it aimed to tell stories of both migrant and British South Asian communities, through the lived experience of one family. "This exhibition doesn't claim to tell every story, instead it will tackle themes of migration, activism and identity which will resonate with both South Asian communities as well as wider society," Mr Virk added. "Part of the legacy is to celebrate and document the positive contribution South Asian communities have and continue to make to every aspect of British society." Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Museum axes free entry to tackle rising costs Museum's walls become artworks in new installation Working class portrayed in photography exhibition Dippy the dinosaur takes up three-year residency Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Culture Coventry Trust
