Migration Museum, London

Not to be confused with Museum of Immigration and Diversity.

Entrance to the Migration Museum in Lewisham, London

The Migration Museum is a museum in London, England, devoted to the movement of people to and from the United Kingdom.

The Migration Museum Project was founded in 2011 by Barbara Roche, a former Minister of State for Immigration.[1] From 2013 it held a series of popup exhibitions and other activities.[2] The museum opened in its first temporary base at the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Lewisham in 2017.[3] Since 2020 it has been based in Lewisham Shopping Centre in south-east London,[4] but in February 2023 it obtained planning permission for a permanent base in the City of London.[5][6][7]

Outside the museum's entrance stands a sculpture named Wall, consisting of two panels from the former Berlin Wall, painted by artists Stik and Thierry Noir.[8]

The museum's activities include exhibitions (in 2023 and 2024 the museum staged a touring exhibition on "Migration and the Making of the NHS", in Leicester from July to October 2023, in the Trinity Leeds shopping centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire from November 2023 to February 2024, and then in London),[9][10] educational activities (some 22,000 students from primary to higher education have attended its workshops from 2013 to 2023), digital resources, and networking events.[11] The museum has signed the "Kids in Museums" manifesto.[12][13]

The chair of the museum's trustees is Charles Gurassa.[14]

The Migration Museum is mentioned on the website of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience,[15] but as of November 2023 does not appear in the list of members on that site.[16] It has been given "Museum of Sanctuary" status by the charity City of Sanctuary.[17][18]

  1. ^ Roche, Barbara. "Why I founded the Migration Museum". Migration Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Migration Museum Project". Museums Association. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ Andersen, Camilla Siggaard (3 May 2023). "The Migration Museum finds a home". Property X-Change. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Migration Museum". lewishamshopping.co.uk. Lewisham Shopping. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ Plowright, Matthew (21 February 2023). "Migration Museum secures permanent home in the City of London". Migration Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Migration Museum to boost City of London cultural offer". City of London Corporation. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ "London Is Getting A New Migration Museum". Londonist. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Wall". Migration Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ^ Stephens, Simon (4 July 2023). "Migration Museum creates touring exhibition to mark NHS anniversary". Museums Association. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS". LEEDS2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ^ "About the Migration Museum". Migration Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Family Visits Information and Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Migration Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Home". Kids in Museums. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Charles Gurassa". Migration Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Migration Museum (United Kingdom)". International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Our Members: Europe". International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  17. ^ "List of sanctuary awards for the Arts". data.cityofsanctuary.org. City of Sanctuary. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Migration Museum awarded Museum of Sanctuary status". Migration Museum. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.