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Black Joy! Up Close and Personal Exhibition
3 May – 25 August 2024
A thought-provoking exhibition paying tribute to Black culture, resistance and happiness with joy as its central theme.
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Bring and Brag Collection
A collection of objects exploring the histories and narratives of the Black experience in Hastings and beyond
![Knotty Festival 2024](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65601340e0b8892f9f7d283c/1713436954730-1DSN27UX8YEFQQZ8SP8Z/Copy+of+OUT+-+72+DPI+-+Photographer+Credit_+Glodi+Miessi.jpg)
Knotty Festival 2024
6—16th June 2024
Knotty Festival of Performance 2024, a programme for the adventurous.
![Salty: Queer Joy Edition](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65601340e0b8892f9f7d283c/1713349341133-8B69TSN1VC56FM4UD9MJ/Thick+%26+Tight+with+Harry+Alexander+_.png)
Salty: Queer Joy Edition
Thursday 6th June
A space for LGBTQ+ folks and their allies to come together, have fun and experience radical performance.
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Benched Sittings
Friday 7 June
Join Tink Flaherty on their bench, to have a natter and exchange whatever feels right on that day, at that time.
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![Climate Nan’s Caravan](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65601340e0b8892f9f7d283c/1713369866361-JJK38G58XS8JBYIBXAHS/Climate+Nan+offering+a+friendly+ear+to+local+residents+worried+about+the+impact+of+climate+change4.jpg)
Climate Nan’s Caravan
Saturday 8 June
Beccy McCray invites you to imagine a world where talking about climate change is like a nice natter with your nan…
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Bring and Brag with Harold Offeh
Sunday 9 June
Join Harold Offeh for a journey through memory, history and objects within and beyond Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.
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I Am From Reykjavik
Saturday 15 June
Sonia Hughes brings her part-protest, part-sculpture, part-ceremony performance to Hastings Town Centre.
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The Hero’s Journey
Friday 14 June — Sunday 16 June
The Afri-Co-Lab Community Company delivers an epic performance in and around Hastings Museum, full of surprises, twists and turns and a large dash of local seasoning!
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Celebrating Black Joy: Share Your Objects!
Share with us everyday objects that hold personal significance and reflect experiences of Black Joy.