Exhibition Testimonials

February 2020

What was your favourite part of the exhibition?

  • “Talking with the women who have been involved with the exhibition for a long period of time”
  • “The women’s equality section, being able to see the dates of the legislation’s”
  • “The race part”
  • “The 9th floor. All of the topics”
  • “The 9th floor”

    Did you learn something new?

  • “I knew quite a lot of the information due to my own research but I did learn some facts about political activist groups”
  • “I learned how the movement of equality has improved and how it has impacted our society”
  • “Yes!”
  • “About the young lad who died who had much to give back to the black community”
  • “Yes”

What did you find interesting?

    • “I enjoyed learning about different aspects of the movement and the passion the ladies have for their organisation”
    • “All of it was interesting but I loved the tube map with the celebrities on it”
    • “The clear information layout”
    • “The way the exhibition was presented in a timeline”
    • “The law and political aspect”

October 2019

What was your favourite part of the exhibition?

  • “Some of the recent adverts. How were they signed off?”
  • “The photograph portraits on BAME mental health”
  • “Very visually stimulating”

Did you learn something new?

  • “The banners on the old tv programmes, i didn’t know about any of these”
  • “I learnt the concept of histeria used as a way to diminish feminism”
  • “That a musician continued to write music even after he went deaf”

 

What did you find interesting?

  • “The photos. You have such a wide range of content”
  • “Photos of real stories and the suggested list of films to watch”
  • “Alexander Paul and the German actress who changed her skin colour, this sparked an interesting conversation”
  • “All of it, thank you”

July 2019

What was your favourite part of the exhibition?

  • “The LGBT posters and information”
  • “Having different levels covering differing topics. Variety in videos and reading material”
  • “LGBT exhibits”

Did you learn something new?

  • “Trying out the wheelchair was very challenging”
  • “Facts and figures of subjects that are not widley talked about”
  • “Yes and clarity on some things that I thought I knew
  • “YES”

What did you find interesting?

  • “The poetry of Alexander Paul”
  • “Reading the information which is not necessarily widely available for people to access”
  • “All of it”

June 2019

What was your favourite part of the exhibition?

  • “The exhibition was very personable which explained the cause very well”
  • “The basement exhibition on disability”
  • “Walking blindfolded guided by 2 friends”
  • “Experiences of equality”
  • “The wheelchair activity”

Did you learn something new?

  • “Yes I learnt to respect other peoples perspectives”
  • “I didn’t realise how frustrating it would be to be deaf”
  • “Yes, too many new things”
  • “Yes, a lot. Migration happened for reasons other than I already knew about”
  • “Yes, show more appreciation of people facing physical, mental and racial challenges”

What did you find interesting?

  • “I found the topic on mental health really enlightening”
  • “The interactive stuff”
  • “The 5th floor about racial discrimination”
  • “Navigating the wheelchair was a chore and a half. I have more respect for people in wheelchairs”

April 2019

What was your favourite part of the exhibition?

  • “The interactive parts of the exhibition were great”
  • “I enjoyed the photographs looking at mental health and some of the idea which this part of the exhibition is bringing into the foreground”
  • The experience of using the wheel chair”

Did you learn something new?

  • “How dyslexia actually affects my students. A greater understanding of how disabilities affect people daily and how restrictive it can be both physically and emotionally”
  • “That contraception came after abortion. That women’s inheritance would go to their husband”
  • “The extreme lengths and sacrifices that women have made to achieve their goals”
  • I learnt that in the 1800’s – 1900’s lots of women were singled out of things”
  • Coping with being in a wheel chair and having no sight”

What did you find interesting?

  • “The progression made in women’s rights and how this has impacted the future for all”
  • “The women’s rights facts and learning a little about what it would feel like to be disabled”
  • “Seeing the history of women’s equality from 1860 onwards”
  • “I found the activity about being deaf interesting”
  • “The whole exhibition was very interesting”

 

 

 

Due to loss of some of our funding we were no longer able to afford to remain in our current office space. This meant staff were losing their office and meeting space, with no alternative place to work.

Shelley Black
CEO Fairweather