Migration Museum
@migrationmuseum.org
Creating Britain’s Missing Museum. We explore how the movement of people to and from the UK has made us who we are.
Community guidelines → https://www.migrationmuseum.org/community-guidelines/
Community guidelines → https://www.migrationmuseum.org/community-guidelines/
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Partner with us!
Planning a festival or community event in 2025 or 2026?
We can bring stories, activities, and displays that celebrate migration and get people talking...
Photos: Elzbieta Piekacz, Sopo Ramischwili
Planning a festival or community event in 2025 or 2026?
We can bring stories, activities, and displays that celebrate migration and get people talking...
Photos: Elzbieta Piekacz, Sopo Ramischwili
"If we use the history well, it could help us to live well together and embrace a changing idea of ‘us’, in which everybody’s voice can be heard." – Sunder Katwala (@sundersays.bsky.social) #MigrationMuseum
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"If we use the history well, it could help us to live well together and embrace a changing idea of ‘us’, in which everybody’s voice can be heard." – Sunder Katwala (@sundersays.bsky.social) #MigrationMuseum
Join artist Haleema Aziz for a workshop to create an artwork for the @rcnlibraries.bsky.social's upcoming exhibition about migration and nursing.
📆 5 Dec, 4 - 5.30pm, Oxford Circus (Free)
⭐Particularly aimed at nursing and healthcare staff with experience of migration.
Learn more: bit.ly/4oLAVYH
📆 5 Dec, 4 - 5.30pm, Oxford Circus (Free)
⭐Particularly aimed at nursing and healthcare staff with experience of migration.
Learn more: bit.ly/4oLAVYH
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Join artist Haleema Aziz for a workshop to create an artwork for the @rcnlibraries.bsky.social's upcoming exhibition about migration and nursing.
📆 5 Dec, 4 - 5.30pm, Oxford Circus (Free)
⭐Particularly aimed at nursing and healthcare staff with experience of migration.
Learn more: bit.ly/4oLAVYH
📆 5 Dec, 4 - 5.30pm, Oxford Circus (Free)
⭐Particularly aimed at nursing and healthcare staff with experience of migration.
Learn more: bit.ly/4oLAVYH
Partner with us!
Planning a festival or community event in 2025 or 2026?
We can bring stories, activities, and displays that celebrate migration and get people talking...
Photos: Elzbieta Piekacz, Sopo Ramischwili
Planning a festival or community event in 2025 or 2026?
We can bring stories, activities, and displays that celebrate migration and get people talking...
Photos: Elzbieta Piekacz, Sopo Ramischwili
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Partner with us!
Planning a festival or community event in 2025 or 2026?
We can bring stories, activities, and displays that celebrate migration and get people talking...
Photos: Elzbieta Piekacz, Sopo Ramischwili
Planning a festival or community event in 2025 or 2026?
We can bring stories, activities, and displays that celebrate migration and get people talking...
Photos: Elzbieta Piekacz, Sopo Ramischwili
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Mark Steel really made us chuckle in the latest episode of his BBC Radio 4 stand-up show — a real comedy love letter to Lewisham 💛
Have a listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Thanks for the shout-out, Mark — we really miss Lewisham!
Have a listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Thanks for the shout-out, Mark — we really miss Lewisham!
Mark Steel's in Town - Series 14 - 3. Lewisham - BBC Sounds
Mark Steel visits Lewisham in south London and creates a show for the local audience.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Mark Steel really made us chuckle in the latest episode of his BBC Radio 4 stand-up show — a real comedy love letter to Lewisham 💛
Have a listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Thanks for the shout-out, Mark — we really miss Lewisham!
Have a listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Thanks for the shout-out, Mark — we really miss Lewisham!
🔨 Permanent Home Loading...
Our permanent home, currently under construction (pictured below!), is set to open at the start of 2028, in the heart of the City of London!
Here is a sneak peak of the progress so far 👀
Our permanent home, currently under construction (pictured below!), is set to open at the start of 2028, in the heart of the City of London!
Here is a sneak peak of the progress so far 👀
October 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🔨 Permanent Home Loading...
Our permanent home, currently under construction (pictured below!), is set to open at the start of 2028, in the heart of the City of London!
Here is a sneak peak of the progress so far 👀
Our permanent home, currently under construction (pictured below!), is set to open at the start of 2028, in the heart of the City of London!
Here is a sneak peak of the progress so far 👀
Looking for a book to get lost in this Autumn?
This Black History Month we have hand-picked seven stories of love, history and identity to get you through the colder months.
(You’ll find all seven titles pictured above.)
Browse them all and more in our online shop 🔗 bit.ly/4ocv7H4
This Black History Month we have hand-picked seven stories of love, history and identity to get you through the colder months.
(You’ll find all seven titles pictured above.)
Browse them all and more in our online shop 🔗 bit.ly/4ocv7H4
October 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Looking for a book to get lost in this Autumn?
This Black History Month we have hand-picked seven stories of love, history and identity to get you through the colder months.
(You’ll find all seven titles pictured above.)
Browse them all and more in our online shop 🔗 bit.ly/4ocv7H4
This Black History Month we have hand-picked seven stories of love, history and identity to get you through the colder months.
(You’ll find all seven titles pictured above.)
Browse them all and more in our online shop 🔗 bit.ly/4ocv7H4
Dr Arnab & Dr Sunita Seal, like many South Asians across the UK today, are celebrating Diwali. 🪔
While Diwali holds different meanings across faiths and communities, it is united in its symbol of light overcoming darkness. You can see these symbols appear in Dr Arnab's personal story below 👇
While Diwali holds different meanings across faiths and communities, it is united in its symbol of light overcoming darkness. You can see these symbols appear in Dr Arnab's personal story below 👇
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Dr Arnab & Dr Sunita Seal, like many South Asians across the UK today, are celebrating Diwali. 🪔
While Diwali holds different meanings across faiths and communities, it is united in its symbol of light overcoming darkness. You can see these symbols appear in Dr Arnab's personal story below 👇
While Diwali holds different meanings across faiths and communities, it is united in its symbol of light overcoming darkness. You can see these symbols appear in Dr Arnab's personal story below 👇
🧡 Join us at the Festival of Migration @beinghumanfest.bsky.social – a vibrant day of food, storytelling, performances & workshops exploring migration past, present & future.
📅 Sat 8 Nov 2025 | 11.00–17.00
📍 The Albany, Deptford | Free
More: bit.ly/festival-of-...
📅 Sat 8 Nov 2025 | 11.00–17.00
📍 The Albany, Deptford | Free
More: bit.ly/festival-of-...
Festival of Migration: Being Human Festival
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October 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🧡 Join us at the Festival of Migration @beinghumanfest.bsky.social – a vibrant day of food, storytelling, performances & workshops exploring migration past, present & future.
📅 Sat 8 Nov 2025 | 11.00–17.00
📍 The Albany, Deptford | Free
More: bit.ly/festival-of-...
📅 Sat 8 Nov 2025 | 11.00–17.00
📍 The Albany, Deptford | Free
More: bit.ly/festival-of-...
There's still time to apply for this exciting opportunity with our friends @rcnlibraries.bsky.social 👇
Co-create an artwork with migrant & refugee nurses around the theme ‘Balikbayan Box for Nursing’ — the Filipino custom of migrant workers sending boxes of items home.
#artopportunity
Co-create an artwork with migrant & refugee nurses around the theme ‘Balikbayan Box for Nursing’ — the Filipino custom of migrant workers sending boxes of items home.
#artopportunity
We're commissioning an artist to co-create an artwork for our upcoming exhibition on migration and nursing. Help us tell powerful stories of identity, home and care.
🗓 Deadline for applications: 19 October 2025
📍 Location: Anywhere in the UK
👉 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3IKaZNA
🗓 Deadline for applications: 19 October 2025
📍 Location: Anywhere in the UK
👉 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3IKaZNA
October 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
There's still time to apply for this exciting opportunity with our friends @rcnlibraries.bsky.social 👇
Co-create an artwork with migrant & refugee nurses around the theme ‘Balikbayan Box for Nursing’ — the Filipino custom of migrant workers sending boxes of items home.
#artopportunity
Co-create an artwork with migrant & refugee nurses around the theme ‘Balikbayan Box for Nursing’ — the Filipino custom of migrant workers sending boxes of items home.
#artopportunity
Do you have a migration story you'd like to share?
It’s a question we’ve asked over 7,000 people across the UK.
Over the coming months we will be highlighting a few story discs using #MigrationStories.
One story, out of thousands, that stayed with us was…
It’s a question we’ve asked over 7,000 people across the UK.
Over the coming months we will be highlighting a few story discs using #MigrationStories.
One story, out of thousands, that stayed with us was…
October 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Do you have a migration story you'd like to share?
It’s a question we’ve asked over 7,000 people across the UK.
Over the coming months we will be highlighting a few story discs using #MigrationStories.
One story, out of thousands, that stayed with us was…
It’s a question we’ve asked over 7,000 people across the UK.
Over the coming months we will be highlighting a few story discs using #MigrationStories.
One story, out of thousands, that stayed with us was…
Join us on 13 Oct at Barts North Wing, London to hear from expert speakers about the Windrush generation’s significant contributions to the NHS. #BlackHistoryMonth
This event is held in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, Barts Heritage, & Culture Mile BID.
Book here: bit.ly/48fzzQQ
This event is held in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, Barts Heritage, & Culture Mile BID.
Book here: bit.ly/48fzzQQ
October 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Join us on 13 Oct at Barts North Wing, London to hear from expert speakers about the Windrush generation’s significant contributions to the NHS. #BlackHistoryMonth
This event is held in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, Barts Heritage, & Culture Mile BID.
Book here: bit.ly/48fzzQQ
This event is held in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, Barts Heritage, & Culture Mile BID.
Book here: bit.ly/48fzzQQ
Love it or hate it...
While most of us are familiar with Marmite's distinctive taste & iconic black and yellow jars, the migration story of how this quintessentially British spread came to be (and it's role in WW1) is not so commonly known.
📷 1921 Census of England and Wales, John Gollop
While most of us are familiar with Marmite's distinctive taste & iconic black and yellow jars, the migration story of how this quintessentially British spread came to be (and it's role in WW1) is not so commonly known.
📷 1921 Census of England and Wales, John Gollop
September 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Love it or hate it...
While most of us are familiar with Marmite's distinctive taste & iconic black and yellow jars, the migration story of how this quintessentially British spread came to be (and it's role in WW1) is not so commonly known.
📷 1921 Census of England and Wales, John Gollop
While most of us are familiar with Marmite's distinctive taste & iconic black and yellow jars, the migration story of how this quintessentially British spread came to be (and it's role in WW1) is not so commonly known.
📷 1921 Census of England and Wales, John Gollop
We’re looking for a Designer (or design team)!
Help us bring the Migration Museum in a Box to life—a portable, interactive display + miniature architectural model that will share migration stories across the UK.
Fee: up to £3k
Fabrication: up to £3.5k
Deadline: 21 Oct
📸 ©National Maritime Museum
Help us bring the Migration Museum in a Box to life—a portable, interactive display + miniature architectural model that will share migration stories across the UK.
Fee: up to £3k
Fabrication: up to £3.5k
Deadline: 21 Oct
📸 ©National Maritime Museum
Call Out: Designer for Migration Museum in a Box Project
The Migration Museum is seeking an experiences designer or design team to help us bring to life the Migration Museum in a Box – a fully portable, self-contained museum output that combines storytellin...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We’re looking for a Designer (or design team)!
Help us bring the Migration Museum in a Box to life—a portable, interactive display + miniature architectural model that will share migration stories across the UK.
Fee: up to £3k
Fabrication: up to £3.5k
Deadline: 21 Oct
📸 ©National Maritime Museum
Help us bring the Migration Museum in a Box to life—a portable, interactive display + miniature architectural model that will share migration stories across the UK.
Fee: up to £3k
Fabrication: up to £3.5k
Deadline: 21 Oct
📸 ©National Maritime Museum
👀 We’re looking for an Evaluation Consultant!
Skilled in quantitative + qualitative research & evaluation reports? Join the Migration Museum to shape the final evaluation of our Collections Project.
Budget: £8k | Hybrid (London/UK travel) | Deadline: 29 Sept 2025
Skilled in quantitative + qualitative research & evaluation reports? Join the Migration Museum to shape the final evaluation of our Collections Project.
Budget: £8k | Hybrid (London/UK travel) | Deadline: 29 Sept 2025
Call Out: Evaluation Consultant for Collections Project
The Migration Museum is seeking an experienced and creative Evaluation Consultant who can help us to devise a framework for the summative evaluation of our Collections project, carry out quantitative ...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
👀 We’re looking for an Evaluation Consultant!
Skilled in quantitative + qualitative research & evaluation reports? Join the Migration Museum to shape the final evaluation of our Collections Project.
Budget: £8k | Hybrid (London/UK travel) | Deadline: 29 Sept 2025
Skilled in quantitative + qualitative research & evaluation reports? Join the Migration Museum to shape the final evaluation of our Collections Project.
Budget: £8k | Hybrid (London/UK travel) | Deadline: 29 Sept 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us at St Paul's Cathedral earlier this month.
It was a fantastic day exploring Viking history and creativity — from building boats to making badges and sharing your #MigrationStories, now part of our growing collection.
#CreativeLearning #CulturalHeritage
It was a fantastic day exploring Viking history and creativity — from building boats to making badges and sharing your #MigrationStories, now part of our growing collection.
#CreativeLearning #CulturalHeritage
August 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us at St Paul's Cathedral earlier this month.
It was a fantastic day exploring Viking history and creativity — from building boats to making badges and sharing your #MigrationStories, now part of our growing collection.
#CreativeLearning #CulturalHeritage
It was a fantastic day exploring Viking history and creativity — from building boats to making badges and sharing your #MigrationStories, now part of our growing collection.
#CreativeLearning #CulturalHeritage
Time is ticking to join our walking tour...
Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
Migration Museum Walking Tour
Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Time is ticking to join our walking tour...
Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
Migration Museum Walking Tour
Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
Join the Migration Museum on 3 September to explore how to bring diverse stories into museum collections — an event in partnership with the National Museums Liverpool.
Register by 20 August via Eventbrite link: bit.ly/3HapTvK
📷 Elzbieta Piekacz
Register by 20 August via Eventbrite link: bit.ly/3HapTvK
📷 Elzbieta Piekacz
August 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Join the Migration Museum on 3 September to explore how to bring diverse stories into museum collections — an event in partnership with the National Museums Liverpool.
Register by 20 August via Eventbrite link: bit.ly/3HapTvK
📷 Elzbieta Piekacz
Register by 20 August via Eventbrite link: bit.ly/3HapTvK
📷 Elzbieta Piekacz
A year on from the violence directed towards people seeking sanctuary, people of colour, Muslims and others across the UK, we continue to see organised anti-immigrant protests — most recently last weekend in Epping, Essex.
July 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A year on from the violence directed towards people seeking sanctuary, people of colour, Muslims and others across the UK, we continue to see organised anti-immigrant protests — most recently last weekend in Epping, Essex.
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Looking for summer activities in London and keen to learn more about its history through migration? The Migration Museum Walking Tour: Migration and the City of London can be booked for up to 20 people. Duration approx 90 mins. And you'll be helping the team build Britain's missing museum too. 1/2
Walking Tour: Migration and the City of London
Where better to discover the richness of Britain’s migration histories, than the City of London - where hundreds of stories, over thousands of years demonstrate that migration is woven into the fabric...
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July 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Looking for summer activities in London and keen to learn more about its history through migration? The Migration Museum Walking Tour: Migration and the City of London can be booked for up to 20 people. Duration approx 90 mins. And you'll be helping the team build Britain's missing museum too. 1/2
"I stand here before you today not as an immigrant success story, but as a British success story. I am what is possible when Britain is true to its real spirit.' – George Alagiah OBE (1955-2023).
George was a remarkable supporter and trustee. He spoke these words at the launch of our first venue.
George was a remarkable supporter and trustee. He spoke these words at the launch of our first venue.
July 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"I stand here before you today not as an immigrant success story, but as a British success story. I am what is possible when Britain is true to its real spirit.' – George Alagiah OBE (1955-2023).
George was a remarkable supporter and trustee. He spoke these words at the launch of our first venue.
George was a remarkable supporter and trustee. He spoke these words at the launch of our first venue.
As the Bayeux Tapestry prepares to return to the UK, we’re revisiting a moment from a film we commissioned for our All Our Stories exhibition — one that brings this historic artwork into conversation with stories of migration.
© City of Bayeux
© City of Bayeux
July 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
As the Bayeux Tapestry prepares to return to the UK, we’re revisiting a moment from a film we commissioned for our All Our Stories exhibition — one that brings this historic artwork into conversation with stories of migration.
© City of Bayeux
© City of Bayeux