‘Reclaiming History Through Science: DNA testing in the lives of ‘brown babies’ families. A project by The Mixed Museum. Image: Susan Alexander Photography for The Mixed Museum.
This session is part of (be)longing, a Bethlem Gallery project supporting artist and Arts & Health Hub Director Daniel Regan to explore the theme of belonging in the lead up to his solo exhibition at the gallery in spring 2026.
Join us for this online in-conversation event with 2 speakers whose practices explore themes of race and heritage, and gain insights into how their work explores the theme of belonging in different ways.
About Gaynor Tutani
Gaynor Tutani (Art Adlib) is a curator, producer and writer who integrates her passions for arts, culture, community and education into exhibitions, events and art commentary. Her speciality is in public programming – hosting live performances, talks, interviews and poetry programs
In 2019 she co-founded Earthworks[artists], a curatorial duo focused on fostering intergenerational creative collaborations. Gaynor holds a BA in History and the History of Ideas and an MA in Museum Cultures with Curating, specialising in decolonial approaches.
“I believe that my work is a ‘Process in Practice’ that is embedded in decoloniality and aims to challenge systems of power, through collaborative work and programming of various art forms. By Process in Practice, I mean that the practice is informed by the doing, collaborating, researching and connecting different art forms and ideas.
My curating is somewhat an ad lib of my interests in academia – philosophy and history blended with the possibilities of art to inspire others as well as educate and challenge coloniality. I am mainly inspired by the works of; Franz Fanon, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Okwui Enwezor, Bisi Silva, Sylvia Wynter and other Postcolonial and historical critical thinkers whose works revealed issues of coloniality, its perpetuance and ways of resisting it.”
About Dr Chamion Caballero
Dr Chamion Caballero is the Director and co-founder of The Mixed Museum, an award-winning digital museum that shares and preserves the history of racial mixing in Britain. She was previously a Reader at the Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, London South Bank University and has held Senior Visiting Fellow posts at the London School of Economics, and Goldsmiths, University of London. She has published widely in academic journals and books on topics of race, ethnicity and qualitative methodologies, as well as authoring public reports for the Department for Education, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and the Runnymede Trust. Her historical research with Peter Aspinall formed the foundations of the 2011 BBC2 series Mixed Britannia, on which she also acted as an academic consultant. The research was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2021 as Mixed Race Britain in the Twentieth Century.
The Mixed Museum (TMM) is a digital-first museum and archive dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of multiracial people, families, and communities in Britain. TMM’s curatorial approach focuses on uncovering the lived experiences of those often overlooked or excluded from mainstream histories, bringing these stories to life in ways that are accessible to audiences who may feel disconnected from traditional museums. Through its research, storytelling and collaborations, TMM aims to widen knowledge of Britain’s multiracial history, spark fresh perspectives on the country’s past, and reimagine what museums can be and who they are for.
Cost.
Free