Dr Errol Francis, Artistic Director & CEO of Culture& writes on one of history’s most persistent examples of fake science – race science.
Read article here: Scientific Racism and Prejudicial Measurement
April Fakes Day 2026, led by Professor Patricia Kingori at Oxford Population Health’s Ethox Centre, the University of Oxford and Professor Emilie Cloatre at King’s College London, will spotlight fakes in science and pseudo-science with institutions around the UK and Ghana. April Fakes Day serves as an opportunity to engage with the complexities of fakery and its role in shaping our understanding of reality. We engage with collections, research and the stories we tell to celebrate curiosity, creativity and critical thinking.
Culture&’s Past Contributions to April Fakes Day:
- April Fakes Day 2024: Bust of Queen Nefertiti, Dr Errol Francis
- April Fakes Day 2025: The British Museum Crystal Skull, Samuel Pontin
Image: The Pitt Rivers Craniometer. Photo courtesy: Salisbury Museum
