How can such tiny objects hold so much meaning? Discover personal stories, historical insights and creative responses – all inspired by the Foundling tokens.
Hear from writers, artists, care-experienced young people, historians and former pupils of the Foundling Hospital. Each chooses one token that speaks to them across a gap of over 250 years. Over eight episodes they share what they know, what they feel and what they imagine.
This series forms part of the Take this Token project, which also includes an online exhibition, Museum display, Smartify tour and publicly accessible database. You can also receive bonus content about the tokens by subscribing to our Substack newsletter.
Take this Token is supported by the Woven Foundation, previously the Artisa Foundation, and the Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation.
With historian Sally Holloway and Tracing Our Tales trainee Bez.
Transcript available here.
Release date 25 April 2023
With historian Owen Davies, Tracing Our Tales trainee and Career Development Fellow Indika, and former Foundling Hospital pupil Lydia Carmichael.
Transcript available here.
Release date 2 May 2023
With former Foundling Museum Director Caro Howell, and writer and artist Lemn Sissay MBE.
Transcript available here.
Release date 9 May 2023
With folk musician Sam Lee and writer Yomi Ṣode.
Transcript available here.
Release date 23 May 2023
With historian Janette Bright and jewellery maker and designer Alex Monroe.
Transcript available here.
Release date 30 May 2023
With historians Serena Dyer and Ariane Fennetaux.
Transcript available here.
Release date 6 June 2023
With historians Helen Berry and John Styles.
Release date 13 June 2023