Black and white image of a mixed race Muslim family in the 1940s sat around a dining table in a typical British home.

Welcome to The Mixed Museum

We are a digital museum and archive dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of racial mixing in Britain for future generations. Our mission is to widen knowledge about the multiracial history of Britain.

View the Timeline

Black and white photograph of a multiracial children on a terraced street circa 1930s.

The Timeline

At the heart of the museum, The Timeline is our permanent collection, offering an overview of the history of racial mixing in Britain from 1900 onwards.

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NEW! AUDIO SERIES: Tracks of a Trailblazer

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An archive of the life and work of writer SuAndi, as told in her own words. The perfect support for our Gen Z audience studying SuAndi's 'The Story of M'. Funded by AIM/NLHF.

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EXHIBITION: "A Tremendous Ovation"

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    [description] => Created with artist Salma Ahmad Caller, this exhibition brings together archival material, artwork and family histories to explore Arab British histories.
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EXHIBITION: By The Cut of Their Cloth

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EXHIBITION: The 'brown babies' of World War Two

Showcasing research by Professor Lucy Bland into the lives of the 'brown babies' who were born during WW2 to Black American GIs and white British women.

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EXHIBITION: Mixed Race Irish Families in Britain, 1700-2000

Created in collaboration with the Association of Mixed Race Irish (AMRI), this exhibition explores the longstanding history of mixed race Irish families in Britain.

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SUPPORT US

The Mixed Museum is a non-profit organisation that relies on grants and donations. Please give what you can to help us ensure that Britain’s multiracial past is better known.

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GUEST POST: “Chopsticks in the Cutlery Drawer” – Allan O’Neill on growing up Eurasian in 1980s Lancashire

20 April 2026

The son of a Chinese mother and British father who met in Hong Kong in the 1950s, Allan reflects on navigating identity, racism and belonging in post-war Lancashire and how he now expresses that journey through art.

Funding news: The Mixed Museum is awarded a Royal Society Places of Science grant

13 April 2026

TMM’s Decoding DNA project working with Britain’s World War Two ‘brown babies’ community selected for “exploring science in a creative way.”

“How Did I Not Know?” Curating Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s History at the Museum of Croydon

26 March 2026

Natalie Mitchell talks to TMM about curating The Sound of Croydon and bringing Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s story to life — and why local Black British histories remain hidden.

GUEST POST: “Enter, Tragic Mulatta” – Amy Townsend-Lowcock on challenging historical stereotypes of mixed race women

18 March 2026

The 2024 Venice Biennale Fellow reflects on her Manchester-based arts project interrograting a longstanding trope

In Conversation with...

Enjoy fresh perspectives on our shared past in our new interview series. It features those who are exploring Britain’s mixed race histories through their work, often drawing on themes in our collection and exhibitions.

Read our conversations

Mixed Museum and Wikimedia

We were one of Wikimedia’s first Connected Heritage partners. Through our Wikimedian in Residence programme, we have been working to enhance Wikipedia’s content on the history of racial mixing in Britain.

Find out more