Welcome to Many Memories, Many Voices
MMMV is for people living in Northern Ireland and Ireland to share memories, stories, and objects related to colonialism and the British Empire.
It aims to support UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: promoting just, peaceful, and inclusive societies, by fostering equality, helping to combat racism, and promoting decolonisation.
MMMV enables you to voice your perspectives on these histories, using the Participant Auto-Ethnography method to explore the complex afterlives of empire, and how they shape social identities today.
Contributors share personal and family stories, and engage in creative arts. We welcome diverse opinions and you control your data, with the option to use your real name, a pseudonym, or remain anonymous.
To participate, email us at mmmv@qub.ac.uk or use our contact form.
Funding and Partners
MMMV is funded by UK Research and Innovation, via grants from the AHRC and ESRC Impact Acceleration Accounts, and by the Irish Museums Association. It was developed by Queen’s University Belfast in partnership with ArtsEkta and the Irish Museums Association.
Content Advisory
This website includes strong language and political material.
Usage and Copyright
Content is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Please credit contributors by using their chosen name.
Community, Museum, and Academic research team
AutoEthnographic interviews with contributors who share their memories and perspectives
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Collage of family memorabilia, compiled by Shell Woman
Medal awarded to a "bhisti" named Hira, bought by Jonathan Maguire for his medal collection
Pufferfish, collected by Joseph Warnock (1871-1909), second great uncle to William Blair, during his tours of duty with the Royal Engineers in Jamaica, c.1900.
Do you have a story?
We would love to hear from you to help us build a diverse range of perspectives on the global histories of colonialism and imperialism.
Chinese lacquer box, used for cowries from County Donegal. Early-mid twentieth century.
