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‘It’s inherently political’: looking back upon a history of women at work

At a new exhibition, around 50 objects are pulled together to tell a story of women working from various backgrounds carrying out a spectrum of jobs

The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2023

‘Not just a problem of science’: how the environmental crisis is also cultural

An interrogative exhibition at the New-York Historical Society examines the social, cultural and civil rights impact of development and devastation

The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023

Thomas Commeraw: the Black 19th-century potter who historians assumed was white

A fascinating and illuminating new exhibition acts as ‘a cautionary tale to not make assumptions about identity’

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2023