Voices of Kosovo in Manchester

People’s History Museum

25 April 15 – 19 July 15

Time 10:00 – 17:00

Hear the personal stories of an unprecedented British evacuation programme.

In 1999 the most serious humanitarian crisis in Europe since World War II erupted in the Balkans.  Kosovar ethnic Albanians were airlifted to Manchester in an unprecedented British evacuation programme.

Hear personal stories of a community fleeing from ethnic cleansing, their arrival in the UK, and the impact it had on both the people of Manchester and those who arrived as refugees.

A Manchester Aid to Kosovo (MaK) project, exhibition curated by James Walmsley.

Suitable for adults and young people

Presented with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.