The Funnest Room in the House is an immersive installation serving as a portal back to the ancestral homelands of the African and Caribbean diaspora, created by multi-disciplinary artist Anna Maria Nabirye.
The Funnest Room in the House is an immersive installation serving as a portal back to the ancestral homelands of the African and Caribbean diaspora.
Multi-disciplinary artist Anna Maria Nabirye has developed The Funnest Room in the House to celebrate the role of kitchens as rooms to eat, share memories, create culture, and foster belonging. Taking inspiration from the kitchens of Nabirye’s childhood and those of the diaspora, it is an attempt to document and capture the memories and legacies of these spaces, as elders pass on to become ancestors, defying the effects produced by gentrification on inner-city areas, dispersing communities.
You can find out more about the past and future of the project and read Anna Maria's blog on The Funnest Room in the House project page.
Wednesday 10 June: 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Thursday 11 June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Friday 12 June: 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Saturday 13 June: 11.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday 14 June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Please book a free ticket for priority access. You’re welcome to arrive any time within the opening hours listed.
Fiction Forming Fact – films on food
9 June, 7.00pm
Towner Cinema
Free, booking required
Can fiction film & television give us clues to what Black British kitchens of the past looked like?
Kitchen Table Talk
10 June, 6.30pm
Studio 1 (Ground floor)
Pay what you can: £5/ £10/ £15
Awaken memories and dig deep into a conversation about the importance of archiving in African diaspora communities over a home cooked meal.
Developed from an original commission from Cement Fields for Whitstable Biennale 2022. The 2026 development phase is developed in partnership with Whitechapel Gallery, together with Towner Eastbourne, SAWN(Oldham) & The Albany (London).
Supported by commissions from Cement Fields and Jerwood Arts and with funding from Arts Council England, East Sussex Arts Partnership. Produced by Nicky Childs.