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Pop-up exhibition: Growing up in King’s Cross

Our first pop-up exhibition told stories of people growing up in the King’s Cross area from World War 2 to the present day. Click the link below to see the exhibition in full, and listen to the stories that accompany it at the bottom of the page. Growing up in King’s Cross exhibition

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Pop-up Exhibition: Living in King’s Cross

The second in our series of pop-up exhibitions, Living in King’s Cross, explores the experiences of people who have lived in the King’s Cross area over the past 100 years. It tells stories of daily life on some of the iconic housing estates in the area, as well as delving into the history of squatting, ...

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Exhibition: King’s Cross: From Edgy Youth to All Grown Up

The final exhibition in our series, King’s Cross: From Edgy Youth to All Grown Up, takes inspiration from our storyteller Debbie Smith, who told us that King’s Cross is “like me, it’s got old and it’s got mellower…I’m not an edgy youth any more, and neither is King’s Cross”. The exhibition explores the central theme of our ...

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