Mission

By a process of animation: Education, Research, Outreach and Community Engagement are integral to the work of making the Archives part of the story of London.

Category

Education and Skills

Additional Information

Friends of the Huntley Archives at London Metropolitan Archives (FHALMA) have been funded by the Heritage Lottery to deliver the No Colour Bar Black British Art in Action 1960s -1990s project, which includes a major exhibition of Black British Art 1960s to 1990s at the Guildhall Art Gallery in 2015. The project will also deliver education and event programmes as well as a digital exhibition which will tour to a number of locations during 2016 including Black Cultural Archives, Hackney Community College and Hackney Museum. The project is a partnership with FHALMA, London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) and Guildhall Art Gallery (GAG). FHALMA are custodians of the Huntley Archives at London Metropolitan Archives. Since 2005, FHALMA has promoted the achievements of the Huntleys and the archive collection with a major annual conference held at LMA. FHALMA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the conferences with the No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action project in 2015. Eric and Jessica Huntley’s pioneering Bogle-L’Ouverture publishing company and the iconic Walter Rodney bookshop played an essential role in the Black political and social activist movement, as well as broader social justice movements in the UK and worldwide. Along with speeches, rallies and meetings held, the radical art produced and commissioned by the Huntleys and Bogle-L’Ouverture publishing house, also contributed to the movement for change and social justice throughout Black communities.