We work with artists, curators, musicians and writers commissioning work in response to archives, museums and heritage spaces that interrogates and/or engages with the history and its representation. 

Generating radically different visual, aural and physical contexts through positioning artworks and performances in direct response to museums, collections and archives, Inheritance aims to question the fundamentals of such institutional frameworks. 

Inheritance curates and produces exhibitions internationally, dealing with ideas of history making and cultural heritage in museums, contemporary private galleries, public institutions and off-site.

Research is integral to Inheritance. The curators and director of Inheritance have their own independent research interests that inform the curatorial and publishing work of Inheritance. Inheritance's first publication Time is Money, Efficiency is Life was in partnership with the Contemporary Art Terminal in Shenzhen and is a research file into the contemporary art history of Shenzhen. A publication with Susanne Burner is to follow in 2010. Director, Claire Louise Staunton is currently a PhD auditor in the Visual Cultures department at Goldsmith's College.

We welcome proposals for commissions, exhibitions and publications at anytime. Please email info@inheritanceprojects.org

Tel: +44 (0)207 739 5063

China Tel: +86 135 3420 8604

Inheritance Projects Ltd.

5 Vinson House, Cranston Estate

New North Rd.

London N1 6TS

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Claire Louise Staunton - Director/Curator

Claire Louise Staunton is a curator, writer and researcher. Her interest in historicity led her to establish Inheritance in 2007 which currently acts as a vehicle to explore a specific set of curatorial methodologies. She previously worked as Music Co-curator at Whitechapel and has curated exhibitions in institutions internationally. She is a visiting lecturer at UCL Museum Studies, Linkoping Universitet and Guangzhou Fine Art Academy and writes for a number of paper and on-line publications. BLOG

Laura E. Guy - Assistant Curator

Laura E. Guy is a curator, artist and writer interested in exploring the social and political dimensions of history making. Her research is particularly focused on the role of photography in the interpretation and mediation of the past, and in the development of structures that preserve radical and marginal histories. Laura also has a strong interest in industrial heritage in Britain and China. She gained her BA in Photographic Arts from the University of Westminster and is candidate to undertake her MA by Research in Durham University’s Centre for Advanced Photography Studies.

Jessica Wang - Communications Officer

Jessica Wang holds a Masters in Art History and Arts Administration from SOAS, UK and the University of New South Wales, Australia respectively. She worked as an Arts Manager and Administrator at the Zendai Museum in Shanghai for 4 years before settling in London. She has had experience working in a number of arts institutions in China, Taiwan, Australia, and the UK.

This website was designed by Wolfram Wiedner in 2009.

Logo design by Gabriel Fowler.

We welcome comments, suggestions and questions. All images and videos are copyright. If you wish to use any of the third party images from this website please contact us at info@inheritanceprojects.org