This project would not have been possible without the hard work and insight of our team of committed volunteers. Following the closure of the exhibition, we came together to explore our learning and to discuss next steps. Volunteer Meg Deschamps recaps the event: To mark the end of the Echoes of Holloway Prison exhibition and... Continue Reading →
The Echoes of Holloway Prison project set out to collect and share the stories of Holloway Prison. Volunteers and staff collected oral histories from people with lived experience of the site, and curated an exhibition of objects, stories and video to share the history of the site with the public. The project would have been... Continue Reading →
Volunteer Rachel Job writes about her experience supporting the installation of the Echoes of Holloway Prison Exhibition at Islington Museum. On 12 July 2018 it was all hands on deck to get the Echoes of Holloway Prison Exhibition installed. There was a real buzz in the Museum as staff, volunteers and work placement students worked... Continue Reading →
As part of the Echoes of Holloway Prison project volunteers have been creating films to help tell the story of the prison. Here, volunteer Yun Lu, describes his experience: During the film workshops, we had the chance to learn how to operate cameras and took a glance at fascinating oral histories already collected for the... Continue Reading →
As part of the Echoes of Holloway Prison project volunteers were trained to record oral histories with people linked to the prison. Jessie Goodison Burgess wrote about her experience: On the last day of February, a group of nine women braved the cold snowy weather and gathered together in the Islington Museum education room, ready... Continue Reading →
