African Deeds Opening Night

Philip Brem-Wilson and 'Christine The German,' Rivoli Ballroom, London, circa 1960

Come and experience the amazing African Deeds, pop up exhibition, centred around the Brem-Wilson family collection. Hear from the donor herself, Mandy Parker-Sharp, engage with material from the collection and see it come to life with a short activation.

This launch evening is one to truly understand what is means to Collect & Activate.

About the Exhibition

In 2021, descendant Mandy Parker-Sharp donated the Brem-Wilson collection to Black Cultural Archives. This family collection includes early diaries, cassette interviews, videos, and hundreds of photos and documents, charting three generations of history.

This August, we bring the collection to life with the exhibition African Deeds.

The title African Deeds, inspired by Mandy's great-grandfather Thomas Brem-Wilson’s land title deeds brought from the Gold Coast, West Africa in 1901, signifies the collection's journey. These deeds were later used by Mandy’s mum, Nina Brem-Wilson, to find their African homeland in the 1980s.

African Deeds showcases a remarkable pre-Windrush immigration collection, emphasising the importance of preserving personal histories and archives.