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Our aim can be summarised as follows:
Roving Museum CIO aims to move where stories are needed most, carrying the quiet power of museums into the everyday places where people gather, learn and dream.
We will travel beyond traditional walls, unfolding history like a map, inviting communities to step inside and discover the threads that bind us across time and place.
Our purpose is to spark curiosity, kindle imagination and honour the voices too often left unheard.
Through portable exhibitions, creative encounters and shared moments of wonder, we will help people see themselves in the wider tapestry of culture.
Wherever we go, we plan to bring the promise that heritage belongs to everyone and that every community holds a story worth shedding some light on.
We anticipate three main outcomes:
- A greater awareness of Manchester’s role in supporting slavery;
- Better knowledge of the history of slavery and how it connected with the cotton industry in the Americas and Great Britain;
- How the industrial revolution promoted slavery and poor employment practices.
The impact we hope to achieve is that young people in particular will develop greater empathy and a more positive attitude to diversity and equality.