Museum
Black Cultural Archive
Archive and heritage centre celebrating African and Caribbean British history.
Brixton Central
About
The Black Cultural Archives is an archive and heritage centre in Brixton devoted to recording and preserving the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in Britain. Its 2014 building provides access to collections, learning spaces, and exhibitions.
The heritage centre in Brixton focuses on African and Caribbean British history and the diaspora experience. Children aged 8+ learning about cultural history may engage. The building opened in 2014 and offers learning spaces with changing exhibitions. Not a major draw but rewarding for curious older children.
Things to do here
view exhibitions about African and Caribbean British historyaccess the archive collectionattend events and programmes
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Getting there
Stations
Brixton · 3 min walk
Victoria
Clapham North · 15 min walk
Northern
Clapham High Street · 17 min walk
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