Our exhibition plans 2017 – 18
We are planning three exhibitions to reveal what we have discovered during the History of Place project at major venues in Bristol, Liverpool and London.
The Inheritance of Arthur Knowles
Maxine uncovers the story of an inmate of Manor House Asylum, Chiswick who may have been suffering from a hereditary degenerative disease. But further digging suggests there may be more to her initial diagnosis…
DaDaFest Rookies Development Grants
DaDaFest is offering £1000 grants to emerging disabled artists aged 12 – 30 to develop your skills.
Ada Vachell: a life
The story of feminist and champion of the rights of disabled people, Ada Vachell, and how she created the Bristol Guild.
Our evacuation diary, 1939
Ann, a volunteer researcher in Liverpool, shares excerpts from a handwritten diary that was kept by students of the Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool upon their evacuation in 1939.
Launch of our film about the Guild in Bristol
Young people involved in creating a film about the ‘Guild of the Brave Poor Things’ in Bristol presented the film they created and discussed how to approach the language of the past.
Language and disability: who cares? (I do).
Laurine Groux-Moreau reflected on language and disability at the History of Place event which took place at the MShed on Saturday 3rd December 2016. This is her talk.
Access All Areas
DaDaFest holds its main festival every two years. Steph Niciu describes making sure everyone is able to enjoy it.
No drinking, brawling or blasphemy
Some of the rules imposed on those using almshouses were common sense, others seem draconian to us now, but places were limited, and people who were accepted probably felt very lucky.
‘Poor pilgrims falling sick’
Ann continues tracing almshouses beyond the medieval period, and discovers what happened to pilgrims who fell mortally ill.