Kinfolk / Issue 60 - Magazine

History functions as a cultural and political undercurrent, and this issue explores how it informs the stories nations tell about themselves, the identities individuals construct and the structures of power that societies accept. Across its pages, the magazine features leading voices who are reinterpreting the past and shaping how the present is understood.

In London, the spotlight is on Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum, who reflects on the challenge of stewarding the institution in an era increasingly defined by questions of restitution and accountability. In New York, Nikole Hannah-Jones—the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist behind the 1619 Project—explains why revisiting foundational national narratives remains urgent today, while in Paris, writer Daphnée Denis examines the politics of remembering figures precisely because they were forgotten. Elsewhere, it profiles David Chipperfield, the seminal architect known for his sensitive work with historic buildings.