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/
⭐ Free workshops for Tower Hamlets schools! ⭐
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
January 23, 2026 at 10:55 AM
⭐ Free workshops for Tower Hamlets schools! ⭐
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ history month with the Migration Museum and Royal Museums Greenwich this February!
Dive into chosen families, queer family trees and identity postcards in an exciting evening of storytelling and creativity.
Dive into chosen families, queer family trees and identity postcards in an exciting evening of storytelling and creativity.
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ history month with the Migration Museum and Royal Museums Greenwich this February!
Dive into chosen families, queer family trees and identity postcards in an exciting evening of storytelling and creativity.
Dive into chosen families, queer family trees and identity postcards in an exciting evening of storytelling and creativity.
Huge congrats to our Front of House team for being shortlisted for Best Visitor Experience at the Cultural Enterprises Awards 🎉 This recognises the care, warmth, and community-led work of our staff & volunteers. Wish us luck!
January 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Huge congrats to our Front of House team for being shortlisted for Best Visitor Experience at the Cultural Enterprises Awards 🎉 This recognises the care, warmth, and community-led work of our staff & volunteers. Wish us luck!
🏮 We’re delighted to be joining @londonmuseum.bsky.social for a family-friendly Lunar New Year Festival.
Introduce your little ones to the rich and diverse traditions celebrated across cultures and countries.
Introduce your little ones to the rich and diverse traditions celebrated across cultures and countries.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
🏮 We’re delighted to be joining @londonmuseum.bsky.social for a family-friendly Lunar New Year Festival.
Introduce your little ones to the rich and diverse traditions celebrated across cultures and countries.
Introduce your little ones to the rich and diverse traditions celebrated across cultures and countries.
Read the full Mixed-Heritage Young People’s Education Experiences in London Report here: issuu.com/portaltrust1...
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Read the full Mixed-Heritage Young People’s Education Experiences in London Report here: issuu.com/portaltrust1...
Mixed-heritage students are one of the fastest-growing groups in the UK — yet often invisible. The new report from Portal Trust and the School of Education, Communication and Society at King's College London shows their challenges. Our Learning Manager, Tia Shah, explains why this work matters.
January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Mixed-heritage students are one of the fastest-growing groups in the UK — yet often invisible. The new report from Portal Trust and the School of Education, Communication and Society at King's College London shows their challenges. Our Learning Manager, Tia Shah, explains why this work matters.
Today we mark International #MigrantsDay by reflecting on moments from our past exhibitions — festive, everyday, and full of life ✨ Ones that carry a quiet sparkle, much like the journeys of the people at their heart.
Photos:
courtesy of Suyin Haynes, c. 1970s
courtesy of Dr Nitha naqvi, c. 1980s
Photos:
courtesy of Suyin Haynes, c. 1970s
courtesy of Dr Nitha naqvi, c. 1980s
December 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today we mark International #MigrantsDay by reflecting on moments from our past exhibitions — festive, everyday, and full of life ✨ Ones that carry a quiet sparkle, much like the journeys of the people at their heart.
Photos:
courtesy of Suyin Haynes, c. 1970s
courtesy of Dr Nitha naqvi, c. 1980s
Photos:
courtesy of Suyin Haynes, c. 1970s
courtesy of Dr Nitha naqvi, c. 1980s
🌍 Help shape a new Migration Museum for Britain!
We’re looking for 30 community-minded people to join our People’s Panel in London. Paid Feb 2026–Dec 2027.
📸 Photo: Sopo Ramischwili
We’re looking for 30 community-minded people to join our People’s Panel in London. Paid Feb 2026–Dec 2027.
📸 Photo: Sopo Ramischwili
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🌍 Help shape a new Migration Museum for Britain!
We’re looking for 30 community-minded people to join our People’s Panel in London. Paid Feb 2026–Dec 2027.
📸 Photo: Sopo Ramischwili
We’re looking for 30 community-minded people to join our People’s Panel in London. Paid Feb 2026–Dec 2027.
📸 Photo: Sopo Ramischwili
Can you imagine arriving in the UK on Christmas Day?
In this week's #MigrationStories we explore a story of personal migration.
Do you have a migration story you'd like to share?
In this week's #MigrationStories we explore a story of personal migration.
Do you have a migration story you'd like to share?
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Can you imagine arriving in the UK on Christmas Day?
In this week's #MigrationStories we explore a story of personal migration.
Do you have a migration story you'd like to share?
In this week's #MigrationStories we explore a story of personal migration.
Do you have a migration story you'd like to share?
"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.
www.bbc.co.uk
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