The Life, Times and Legacy of David Hume Project
It started with questions and conversations driven by a desire to understand more. Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, this project was undertaken in 2025 and sought to better understand the Life, Times and Legacy of David Hume - what might have influenced him to write the infamous racist footnote.
Working with partners, we wove together learning opportunities inspired by curiosity around Hume and the footnote, using creativity to start conversations so we could learn from each other. Read more about the different stages of the project below.
Timeline of David Hume’s Life and Times
To help answer our many questions we started by constructing a timeline of the life and times of David Hume. Here is a taster of what we found.
Celebrating Conversation and Critical Thinking
Listen to the recording of our final event with Tommy Curry and Irene Mosota which celebrates curiosity and conversation and challenges everyone to keep this going in the months and years ahead.