Birmingham-based charity, The Vegan Society, is celebrating its 80th yr with an interactive exhibition, Veganism: Past, Present and Future.
On show on the Library of Birmingham till Saturday 24 August, the exhibition explores the historical past of veganism, the motion as it’s nowadays and appears ahead to how vegan life may exchange someday.
Through pictures, gadgets and movies, guests can shuttle again in time to find the tale of veganism, from the pioneering imaginative and prescient of the primary Vegan Society President, Donald Watson, to the paintings of the society in 2025. The exhibition explores the expanding reputation and advantages of modern day veganism and appears forward with our newest marketing campaign, The Future Is Vegan. (Click here for more info at the marketing campaign.)
Visitors can uncover Birmingham’s early connections to the vegan motion, whilst studying about inspiring moral eaters, together with town’s very personal Benjamin Zephaniah, The Vegan Society’s ambassador.
Items from The Vegan Society’s archive, that have now not been on public show sooner than, are to be had to view. These come with Donald Watson’s wartime ration e-book and the letter trade between Watson and Irish playwright and long-term vegetarian, George Bernard Shaw.
Veganism: Past, Present and Future options actions for every age and guests can slip on a VR headset and input a vegan long run in an immersive digital truth enjoy or have a laugh growing nutritious vegan recipes and taking part in food-sorting video games in our play kitchen. (The digital truth enjoy is loose and will probably be to be had to audiences on Saturday afternoons, between 2pm and four.30pm, right through the exhibition.)
The Vegan Society’s Dr Sam Calvert says: “We’re delighted to be able to share our history, current work and future plans with the people of Birmingham and beyond – and honoured to base our exhibition at the prestigious Library of Birmingham, at the centre of the vegan movement.”
The exhibition is acceptable for every age and for kids with parental steering. It is loose to wait and is open to the general public till Saturday 24 August 2025 on the Library of Birmingham, at the 3rd Floor in The Gallery. The exhibition is open right through library opening hours: 11am-7pm Monday and Tuesday; 11am-5pm Wednesday to Saturday. The library and exhibition are closed on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays.
