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15 October 2012

Colourful Heritage

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Heritage Project

The Colourful Heritage Project explores the story of South Asian and Muslim Heritage in Scotland.

From 18th-century lascars to academics, community councillors to MSPs, the South Asian story in Scotland is as rich as it is long. Colourful Heritage started a decade ago as a question among friends: “Without a mention in the history books, how do we capture the stories of our elders for future generations?”

A free multimedia archive containing hundreds of inspiring first-hand video interviews, a major museum exhibition with over 40,000 annual visitors, a schools education resource pack, an expansive digital timeline, one official library collection later and much more – that question has only started to be answered. Many exciting discoveries have been made but there is still a lot more to capture and preserve.

South Asians and Muslims are now part of the fabric of Scottish society but have you ever wondered how they came here? What was their motivation to travel thousands of miles to a foreign land? Their personal journey – the highs and the lows? What contributions they made to society over the years?

Explore and discover what was the key to their success and what you can learn from their experiences.

(Above was taken from the Colourful Heritage Website)

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