Shaping the city: History of the Huguenots | Spitalfields Silk

Join us to celebrate Refugee Week 2020 and learn about the importance of refugees throughout London’s history, from the Huguenots of Spitalfields arriving in the 16th Century to modern refugees, reshaping London today with influences from across the world. This episode of Shaping the City focuses on Spitalfields Silk and makes up a series of five videos, which will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the story of these historical refugees, thanks to objects from our collection and from The Huguenot Museum. The videos will be introduced by Dr Tessa Murdoch, Research Curator at V&A and Getty Rothschild Fellow 2019. We will also hear from the Director of the Huguenot Museum, Dr Dinah Winch. Find out more: https://huguenotmuseum.org/ http://www.huguenotsofspitalfields.org/ Connect with us on social:   / museumoflondon     / museumoflondon     / museumoflondon