Pull-up banner exhibition celebrating the contributions of Afro-Caribbean servicemen and women to the Royal Air Force during the First and Second World Wars.
Reading Museum is hosting Caribbean Contribution to the RAF (WW1 & WW2), an exhibition that runs from Saturday 26 September to Saturday 31 October. It's over in the Welcome Gallery, and it's part of the town's Black History Month programme.
The display is presented as a series of pull-up banners, and it celebrates the contributions of Afro-Caribbean servicemen and women to the Royal Air Force during the First and Second World Wars. It's a look at a part of the RAF's history that doesn't always get the spotlight it deserves, and it's open to visitors of all ages, so it's as much for families as for anyone with a particular interest in military history.
It wasn't a solo effort to put together. The exhibition was developed by BAFA (The Barbados and Friends Association, Reading) in collaboration with Reading Museum and The Museum of English Rural Life, with support from The Early Charity. Having a local community group like BAFA involved gives it a real connection to the town's own Caribbean community, and the partnership with the Museum of English Rural Life brings in another local cultural institution. It's a piece of work that grew out of collaboration between people in Reading, rather than something just dropped in from elsewhere.
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If you're around town this autumn, it's an easy one to slot in. It runs from Saturday 26 September through to Saturday 31 October at Reading Museum, in the Welcome Gallery, as part of the Black History Month programme.
