Past Event: The Mariner, the Savant, and the Princess – Three extraordinary lives linked to the Royal Pavilion

Past Event: Museum Lab – Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Saturday 30 November 1400-1600 (as part of Disability History Month) Please book a space online £7 (essential companion tickets are free) Biracial freelance inclusion researcher for B&H Black History, Suchitra Chatterjee will lead an interactive presentation showcasing the lives of Tom Wiggins, Billy Waters and […]

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Past Event: The Mariner, the Savant, and the Princess – Three extraordinary lives linked to the Royal Pavilion

Past Event: Museum Lab – Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Saturday 30 November 1400-1600 (as part of Disability History Month)

Please book a space online £7 (essential companion tickets are free)

Biracial freelance inclusion researcher for B&H Black History, Suchitra Chatterjee will lead an interactive presentation showcasing the lives of Tom Wiggins, Billy Waters and Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. To include extracts of music linked to Tom and Billy. This session will explore the lives of three remarkable historical figures—Billy Waters, former Sailor and London Busker, Tom Wiggins, Musical Prodigy and Autistic Savant, and Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, Indian royalty, suffragette, freedom fighter and Nurse—through their connections with the iconic Royal Pavilion. Each left an indelible mark on history through their unique contributions to music, social justice, and cultural heritage. After the talk there will be opportunity to discuss the intersection of race, disability, activism and music and to reflect on how their disabilities both hidden and physical influenced their lives. Please let us know if you have any access requirements you would like us to be aware of.
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