Thursday 10 May 2007, 6.30pm: The British Museum debate
Who do they think we are? Does contemporary culture give us a clearer understanding of our own identity? - An Art Fund British Museum Debate to celebrate Museums and Galleries Month

Saturday 12 May: National Portrait Gallery - Ancestry, Identity and Museums
1.30 pm - Who are we and where do we come from? Family history and roots. Chair: Professor Sara Selwood, National Portrait Gallery Trustee. Speakers include Dave Annals (National Archives/Family Records Centre) and Cecile Wright (BBC’s ‘Who Am I?’)
3.30 pm - Culture and Class: which is more important? Chair: Professor Laurie Taylor (BBC). Speakers include artist Grayson Perry.

Monday 21 May, 6.30 pm: Tate Britain with the Institute of Ideas.
Is the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade a cause for celebration or should we reflect on the evil of slavery? Chair: Tiffany Jenkins. Speakers include Mike Phillips (curator, Tate) and David Miles (English Heritage).

Thursday 17 May: Kids in Museum debate, Liverpool. More information to follow.