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Wendy Shearer

Storyteller, Author, Oral Historian

  • Storytelling
    • Schools
      • Schools Visited
    • Watch clips
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  • Oral History
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
  • Books
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    • Full Bio
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Category: Storytelling at Museums

Wendy Shearer at the Antiquaries
October 27, 2023November 14, 2023Black History Month Storytelling, Folktales, Myths, Past Events, Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums, Storytelling Workshops

Storytelling at the Society of Antiquaries

Yesterday I conjured up a few chants for my stories of Carribean spirits and shapeshifters. It was the first family fun day […]

October 11, 2023October 25, 2023Past Events, Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums

Citizen UK exhibition at National Portrait Gallery

The wonderful Citizen UK exhibition is now open at the National Portrait Gallery. There’s a portrait hall of fame featuring stories of […]

Wendy Shearer Storytelling at the Courtauld Gallery
June 22, 2023July 6, 2023Anansi, Past Events, Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums

Storytelling at The Courtauld Gallery

I had a brilliant evening storytelling last night for the Unearthing Exhibition at the Courtauld gallery. To ‘unearth’ is to reveal what […]

Warriror Womain portrait by Charmaine Watkiss
June 22, 2023July 7, 2023Storytelling at Museums, Writing stories

Exploring the natural history of Jamaica

As part of my project work on Animating the Caribbean Collections, I visited the British Museum with Dr. Amara Thornton – historian […]

June 16, 2023July 4, 2023Past Events, Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums

My Storytelling Residency at the British Library’s Animals Exhibition

From darkness with owls, bats & fireflies across the ocean with great whales, onto land in the dry desert with zebras, snakes […]

June 8, 2023June 12, 2023Consultancy, Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums

Exploring The Image of the Black in Western Art Project

Yesterday was another fascinating and moving morning viewing prints from The Image of the Black in Western Art Project at Senate House […]

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums

Recording Oral History for the V&A Museum

Yesterday I spent the day recording Jean, from Poplar, East London by way of Belize (formerly British Honduras). The V&A has commissioned […]

May 26, 2023May 30, 2023Consultancy, Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums

Exploring the Artifacts of the British Museum

Today I had an enlightening day at the British Museum‘s off-site store, getting to interact with Caribbean artifacts for my project with […]

Wendy Shearer performing on stage at the Story Museum
April 26, 2023April 26, 2023Past Events, Storytelling, Storytelling at Museums

Earth Day stories at The Story Museum

Grumpy geckos and giggling fireflies We had a brilliant day at the Story Museum. They invited me to tell stories to celebrate […]

September 20, 2021March 6, 2026Past Events, Storytelling at Museums, Storytelling Workshops

Museum of the Home

Tomorrowland 2050 The Tomorrowland is a multimedia project where pupils and teachers from local schools in Hackney (St Paul’s with St Michael’s, […]

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