Stories That Made Us will showcase the lived experiences of a South Asian family in Coventry from 1968 to 2010, drawing on curator & artist Hardish Virk's ‘Stories That Made Us’ Collection.
The exhibition will showcase the lived experiences of a South Asian family in Coventry from 1968 to 2010, drawing on Coventry Archives’ Virk Collection and curator & artist Hardish Virk’s ‘Stories That Made Us’ Collection. This will include photographs, books, magazines, posters, vinyl records, cassettes, and personal memorabilia that tell the story of migration, activism, identity and cultural contributions. The exhibition will also feature immersive room settings, oral histories, radio broadcasts, music, video, and graphics to bring these stories to life. Image: Coventry Archives, Virk Collection