These "experts" will be exploring the "political nature" of milk and its "colonial legacies," per Daily Mail, in a new project called "Milking it: colonialism, heritage & everyday engagement with dairy." It was awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which is funded by the UK government through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It grants around £110 million to researchers at universities and independent organizations, the outlet reports.
The museum announced it had received funding for its racist milk research, however, the size of the grant has not yet been revealed. It said in a statement: "By focusing on communities intersecting industry, aid and government regulation, the project aims to centre on heritage as a vital framework for understanding how colonial legacies influence contemporary issues and affect people's lives.
"Through milk diaries, archival research and participatory podcasting, it will investigate historical engagement with milk, building networks with consumers and producers in Britain and Kenya. The project will question both the imagined and real aspects of milk, revealing the intimate and political nature of this everyday substance."
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