An exploration of British Colonialism
The Museum of British Colonialism is a network and platform for facilitating global conversations about British colonialism and its legacies. We make visible suppressed and marginalised histories and elevate underrepresented voices in order to challenge damaging myths. We are a transnational, anti-racist and anti-colonial organisation.

Afterlives of Colonial Incarceration
An online exhibition from Newcastle University and the Leverhulme Trust exploring how colonial structures of incarceration in Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana have shaped the post-colonial experience.

Paper Trails
An interview series platforming the work of early-career researchers working on British colonialism.

Projects
Discover the diversity of our projects, featuring interviews, oral histories, digital reconstructions, exhibitions, and fieldwork diaries.

Blog
Explore our blog for fresh perspectives, thought-provoking insights, and engaging conversations on a range of topics.
Latest Explorations
Planting Power: How the British Empire grew from Indigenous Knowledge
A 1901 New York advertisement for quinine that highlighted the misappropriation of Indigenous knowledge in pharmaceuticals | Credit: AHIP Part One -
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Paper Trails: Khushboo Jain
March 12, 2025 -
Paper Trails: Jonathan Jenner
February 20, 2025 -
Paper Trails: Isaac Crichlow
December 11, 2024 -
Paper Trails – Anthony Maina
September 12, 2024
We do not hold a physical collection.
Instead, we create, share, and act as a repository for digital resources that highlight lived experiences of British colonialism.

We do not hold a physical collection.
Instead, we create, share, and act as a repository for digital resources that highlight lived experiences of British colonialism.

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