Catherine Ross (Museumand)

Originally from Saint Kitts, Ross founded Museumand, a "museum without walls" celebrating British African-Caribbean people's contributions to the United Kingdom, in 2015.

[1][2][3] At age 7, in 1958, she came to the United Kingdom as a member of the Windrush generation, and settled with her family in Nottingham.

[1][2][4][5] After a career as an English teacher, Ross became involved in working to educate British descendants of her fellow Windrush generation members about their Caribbean heritage.

[2][4][5][8] The museum's collection in based on artifacts that Ross compiled relating to Caribbean culture and the Windrush history.

[4][10] In 2023, the two women started a podcast called Objeks & Tings, aiming to share Caribbean culture and stories.