Before the Blood: Community and Belonging from Menarche to Migration
This is a community project developed and delivered in collaboration with Nisaba, a menstrual health charity committed to menstrual justice for migrants including refugees and people seeking asylum living in the UK. In coming together and having these conversations, stories emerged. Stories of periods suffered in silence and solitude; wisdom passed down from mothers or snippets of information passed between cousins; menarche experienced in the company of only a stoic father on one extreme and the whole village on the other. Far from painting a unified picture, our respective stories illustrated the breadth of lived experiences from culture to culture, country to country.
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About The Vagina Museum:
The Vagina Museum is the world's first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy.
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Contact: If you have any questions regarding this exhibition, please email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk
Venue: The Chapel at St Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Road — E2 9PL
Access: We are working to make our Grade II listed building more accessible, but it will take some time. Please note that entry to the Chapel is not step-free. If you require access support (including our portable ramps) and/or access to an accessible toilet, please contact us on 020 8980 2092 or email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk so we can arrange this for you.
Dates and times:
Opening Event: Friday 13th March, 6-8pm
Exhibition: Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th March, 10am-5pm
Donations: Support our work at St Margaret's House by making a donation here
Tickets: Book free tickets for the Opening Event at the button below: