# Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean

Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean at Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre, Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre, King William Walk
- With: Sweet Patootee Arts
- Get tickets: https://ornc.digitickets.co.uk/category/61042
- Go to page: https://ornc.org/whats-on/cornwallis-cloth-talk/

![Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean](https://noky.io/images/f154f1d4ee985023b247b25a756c70c8a52e88d0955166951326d2f69cafbd67-2000.webp)

An evening at the Visitor Centre with a viewing of the Cornwallis Cloth exhibition and film installation, followed by a panel discussion. Sweet Patootee Arts and the Old Royal Naval College Interpretation Team explore how oral testimony and creative research can break through archival silence to restore long silenced histories of British Caribbean lives during the Second World War. From 6pm to 7.30pm visitors can view the exhibition, with the talk and Q&A running from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Admission is free, though booking is required.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 18:00 — Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre

Written by a model, sources: [ornc.org](https://ornc.org/whats-on/cornwallis-cloth-talk/)

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