TheMigration 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 byBarbara Roche, a formerMinister 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 theLondon Fire Brigade inLewisham in 2017.[3] Since 2020 it has been based inLewisham Shopping Centre in south-east London,[4] but in February 2023 it obtained planning permission for a permanent base in theCity of London.[5][6][7]
Outside the museum's entrance stands a sculpture namedWall, consisting of two panels from the formerBerlin Wall, painted by artistsStik andThierry 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 theTrinity Leeds shopping centre inLeeds, 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 isCharles Gurassa.[14]
The Migration Museum is mentioned on the website of theInternational Coalition of Sites of Conscience,[15] but as of November 2023[update] does not appear in the list of members on that site.[16] It has been given "Museum of Sanctuary" status by the charityCity of Sanctuary.[17][18]
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