Carnival in the Community Gallery!

During the storms and downpours of recent weeks, it has been easy to feel that summer is still a long way off. But the new exhbition installed this weekend at Brent Museum’s Community Gallery has brought a splash of colour under the grey skies, and a reminder of the celebrations coming up during summer 2012.

‘Playing Masquerade: Carnival in the Community’  showcases the work of Brent’s Mahogany Carnival Arts through the photographs of Katie Linstead, and her display of the stunning and colourful costumes produced by Mahogany for Notting Hill Carnival.  

Visitors to the exhbition can find out more about the origins of Notting Hill Carnival, and the traditions of ‘mas’ bands like Mahogany, in anticipation of seeing their work in Brent in the celebation of the Olympic torch relay’s journey through the borough on 25 July, and at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.

The exhibition will be running in Brent Museum’s Community Gallery on the ground floor at Willesden Green Library Centre until late July – we hope to see you all soon!

Posted by Kate