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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

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Courses and Workshops
20 May 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
20 May 2026
11:00 to 11:30
Book Trust Story and Rhymetime sessions
Brent libraries, Willesden Green library
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Classes and sessions
21 May 2026
10:30 to 11:30
Low impact stretching
Wembley library
Illustration of light blue bear and reading a book on a sofa
Courses and Workshops
21 May 2026
11:00 to 11:30
Book Trust Story and Rhymetime sessions
Brent libraries, Ealing Road library
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