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Exhibition: Portraits of Brent

Portraits of Brent is an ongoing project that captures the personal stories and everyday lives of Brent’s Southwest Asian and North African communities through creative workshops, photography and portraiture, celebrating the borough’s rich cultural diversity.

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Online exhibitions and projects

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Dress to Remember: A dementia-friendly programme

Togetherness 2007 - From the theme Freedom Song by Mahogany Mas

Carnival in Brent - Celebrate at home

Mr Rev. Norman Watson Mitchell MBE

Windrush 2020 - A celebration of Brent's pioneering Windrush generation

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Hong Kong at the British Empire Exhibition

Past exhibitions and events

Celebrating 60 years of the London Borough of Brent

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Eighty Years On: Stories of War and Renewal World War 2 Exhibition

Becoming Brent project

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Being Brent

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Events from Brent Libraries, Arts and Heritage

Illustration of blue BookStart bear on a dark blue sofa reading to a blue bear cub on his lap. The background is a dark and light yellow diamond pattern
Courses and Workshops
28 April 2026
11:00 to 11:30
Book Trust Story and Rhymetime sessions
Brent libraries, Kilburn library
Group exercise in the library
Classes and sessions
28 April 2026
14:00 to 15:00
Low impact stretching
Kingsbury library
Illustration of blue BookStart bear on a dark blue sofa reading to a blue bear cub on his lap. The background is a dark and light red diamond pattern
Courses and Workshops
29 April 2026
10:45 to 11:15
Book Trust Story and Rhymetime sessions
Brent libraries, Kingsbury library
Illustration of blue BookStart bear on a dark blue sofa reading to a blue bear cub on his lap. The background is a dark and light pink diamond pattern
Courses and Workshops
29 April 2026
11:00 to 11:30
Book Trust Story and Rhymetime sessions
Brent libraries, Willesden Green library
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