City Reflections – Community Curators Present Their Ideas

Tuesday marked a major milestone in our journey with the Community Curators. After weeks of focused sessions delving into Southampton’s archives, running community workshops and visiting local heritage sites, our Curators gathered to present their findings and ideas to the production team.

Each Community Curator gave a well-researched 10-minute presentation, sharing the objects and stories they had selected in collaboration with their communities. These items were chosen for their ability to represent personal experiences and lesser-known aspects of Southampton’s heritage, many of which have rarely been shared in this way before.

The afternoon was filled with fresh perspectives and the presentations offered a real sense of just how much research each of the Community Curators had done, with community perspectives bringing new meaning and relevance to the city’s collections.

Now, the curators will begin the next exciting phase – working closely with the creative and production teams to shape these stories into a public light projection trail, showing 6 of Southampton’s iconic heritage buildings in a new light.

A big thank you goes to our Commuinty Curators, their communities and the Collections team at Southampton City Council for the curiosity and commitment they’ve brought to the process. We’re looking forward to what’s next!