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Young Creators Lab

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Sparking global conversations inspired by our collection

Young Creators Lab is an exciting digital content project for 18 – 24 year olds, giving you a platform to create meaningful stories for social media, using our collection to inspire conversations around the world.

Over two cohorts our Young Creators have developed and produced short films exploring the theme of music and identity and of change-makers; activists, authors and thinkers who have helped change the world, each inspired by items in our collection. To date their films have been viewed by over 800,000 people worldwide.

Discover both our Young Creators Lab series on our TikTok and YouTube channels @britishlibrary, or view highlights below.

Young Creators Lab highlights

Stamps from St Vincent.

Everyday objects: the postal stamp

Young Creators Sanya and Elsie explore the story of Caribbean postal stamps, designed to celebrate the decriminalisation of carnival in the Islands.

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A journey through music sampling

Abraham, Christine and Joshua take us on a journey of music sampling, exploring how The Blackbyrds’ Mysterious Vibes has been sampled and interpolated from the 1970s to today.

Kathryn Dunham

Dance as activism

In this short documentary for YouTube, our Young Creators explore the life and legacy of African American dancer Kathryn Dunham, who paved the way for today’s dance trends.

Young Creators Lab is generously supported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust

Helen Hamlyn Trust.