ExhibitionsKeep Smiling Through: Black Londoners on the Home Front 1939 to 1945
April 1 to November 1 2008
From air raid precautions wardens to popular entertainers, black Londoners carried out a variety of tasks on the home front during the Second World War. The exhibition uncovers stories from south London and beyond, exploring the positive and negative experiences of black Londoners through rare photographs, music and film clips.
Venue
Cuming Museum
Old Town Hall
151 Walworth Road
London
SE17 1RY
Times
10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Entry
Free
How to get there
Bus: 12, 35, 40, 45, 68, 148, 171, 176, P5, 343, 468
Tube: Elephant and Castle
Train: Elephant and Castle
To see how best to get to the Cuming Museum using public transport you can use the Transport for London Journey Planner.
Access
The Cuming Museum is fully accessible
Contact
Cuming Museum
Tel: 020 7525 2000
cuming.museum@southwark.gov.uk
 From War to Windrush
June 13 2008 to March 29 2009
To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948, From War to Windrush, a new special exhibition at Imperial War Museum London, tells the personal stories of West Indian people during the First and Second World Wars.
Above picture: Jamaica’s first Auxiliary Territorial Service unit at drill. Picture: Imperial War Museum
Right picture: Empire Windrush with the Jamaican immigrants on mass being welcomed June 22 1948. Picture: TopFoto
Bottom right picture: 7am today a ship the Empire Windrush berthed at Tilbury with 417 "Sons of the Empire" on board. Picture: TopFoto
Venue
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
Times
10.00am to 6.00pm, daily, except December 24, 25 and 26
Entry
Free
How to get there
Bus: 1, 3, 12, 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 100, 159, 168, 171, 172, 176,188, 344, C10
Tube: Lambeth North, Waterloo, Southwark, Elephant & Castle
Train: Elephant and Castle, Waterloo
To see how best to get to the Imperial War Museum using public transport you can use the Transport for London Journey Planner.
Access
The Imperial War Museum is fully accessible
Contact
Imperial War Museum
Tel: 020 7416 5320/5321
www.iwm.org.uk
Contact us
Arts and heritage team
Tel: 020 7525 2000
artsadmin@southwark.gov.uk
Chatelaine House
186 Walworth Road
London
SE17 1JJ
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