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A Nice Cup of Tea?
06 July 2019 to 31 August 2021
Free
About A Nice Cup of Tea?
A Nice Cup of Tea is a Contemporary Art Installation at Ashmolean Museum
Learn about the untold stories and hidden narratives of empire, trade and transatlantic slavery through this contemporary art installation inspired by the Ashmolean’s European Ceramics collection.
A cup of tea represents comfort for many of us, but every sip connects us to the legacy of the British Empire, global trade and transatlantic slavery. The fashion for drinking sweetened tea from China inspired the luxury tea sets in the Ashmolean European Ceramics Gallery. Behind this wealth was the brutal exploitation of enslaved people producing sugar in the West Indies.
Crafted over cups of tea, this installation amplifies the stories, lives and resilience of Oxford’s communities, particularly those of Oxford’s Windrush generation and African Caribbean community, many of whom have family links to the transatlantic slave trade. Local residents, students from the University of Oxford, artists, and a museum team, have imagined, invented and created ‘A Nice Cup of Tea?’.
The project is part of a city-wide programme of events to commemorate the arrival of the Windrush over 70 years ago.
Installation by Enam Gbewonyo and Lois Muddiman in collaboration with BK.Luwo and Fran Monks is in Gallery 40. It is supported by The Arts Society Oxford
Tickets
Admission is FREE, but a free Museum ticket is required



Details
- Start:
- 06 July 2019
- End:
- 31 August 2021
- Cost:
- Free
- Event Category:
- Exhibitions & Displays
- Event Tags:
- What’s on at the Ashmolean Museum
Venue
- Ashmolean Museum
- 35 Beaumont Street
Oxford, OX1 2PH United Kingdom + Google Map - Phone:
- 01865 278000
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