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Cultivating Community: How the V&A’s Pilot ECR Fellowships Proved the Power of the Cohort Model in Cultural Institutions

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 30, 2026 • 6 min read

Cultivating Community: How the V&A’s Pilot ECR Fellowships Proved the Power of the Cohort Model in Cultural Institutions

The pilot round of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fellowships has delivered…

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Bridging Club Culture and Galleries: V&A East Museum’s ‘upperground’ Residency Redefines Community Engagement

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Bridging Club Culture and Galleries: V&A East Museum’s ‘upperground’ Residency Redefines Community Engagement

One afternoon while setting up for the V&A East Museum’s new DJ residency, upperground, an unexpected encounter perfectly…

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Capturing the Ghost Lights: How Pre-Digital Photography Preserves the Legacy of Lost Music Venues

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 29, 2026 • 7 min read

Capturing the Ghost Lights: How Pre-Digital Photography Preserves the Legacy of Lost Music Venues

Long before concert halls became glowing seas of raised smartphones and instantaneous cloud uploads, gig photography was an…

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Behind the Stage Door: How the V&A’s Lost Music Venues Exhibition Uncovers the Hidden Realities of Touring Life

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 29, 2026 • 6 min read

Behind the Stage Door: How the V&A’s Lost Music Venues Exhibition Uncovers the Hidden Realities of Touring Life

What really happens behind a stage door? For most music fans, the backstage area is shrouded in a…

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Inside the 1997 Bookings Diary of Manchester’s Legendary Roadhouse: A Relic of the UK’s Grassroots Music Circuit

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 28, 2026 • 7 min read

Inside the 1997 Bookings Diary of Manchester’s Legendary Roadhouse: A Relic of the UK’s Grassroots Music Circuit

Step back into the vibrant, analogue landscape of 1997. Oasis had just played their historic, era-defining weekend at…

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A Decade of Discovery: V&A African and Caribbean Heritage Guides Reflect on Ten Years of Transforming Museum Narratives

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 28, 2026 • 8 min read

A Decade of Discovery: V&A African and Caribbean Heritage Guides Reflect on Ten Years of Transforming Museum Narratives

Ten years ago, a pioneering initiative quietly reshaped the cultural landscape of one of the world’s leading art…

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Dr. Aref Nayed Unveils ‘Credonics,’ A Groundbreaking Philosophical Framework to Study Civilizational Meaning and Culture

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Islamic Thought & Philosophy • Sep 27, 2026 • 4 min read

Dr. Aref Nayed Unveils ‘Credonics,’ A Groundbreaking Philosophical Framework to Study Civilizational Meaning and Culture

November 6, 2025 In a significant development for contemporary philosophy and cultural studies, Dr. Aref Nayed has introduced…

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Unearthing the Early Artistic Life of Randolph Caldecott Through Newly Catalogued V&A Museum Archives

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 27, 2026 • 6 min read

Unearthing the Early Artistic Life of Randolph Caldecott Through Newly Catalogued V&A Museum Archives

As part of an intensive five-month cataloguing and research project at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in…

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Carrie Mae Weems Explores Migration, Water, and the Afterlife of Slavery in New Film for V&A East Museum

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 27, 2026 • 7 min read

Carrie Mae Weems Explores Migration, Water, and the Afterlife of Slavery in New Film for V&A East Museum

Renowned visual artist Carrie Mae Weems has unveiled The Long Goodbye, a powerful new film created for the…

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Newly Discovered Sketchbook Reveals Victorian Illustrator Randolph Caldecott’s Early Visits to the V&A

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Islamic Art & Architecture • Sep 27, 2026 • 6 min read

Newly Discovered Sketchbook Reveals Victorian Illustrator Randolph Caldecott’s Early Visits to the V&A

As museums continue to process and catalogue their vast historical holdings, unexpected treasures frequently emerge from the archives,…

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