Sunday 30 March 2025 was our final day in Lewisham Shopping Centre, our temporary home since the start of 2020. We are so grateful to have been part of this incredible community for the past five years.

We’ve welcomed over 200,000 of you over that time – and in the past month alone seen almost 5,000 visitors, hosted 11 school, college and university visits, and staged 4 buzzing events:

– From an insightful panel discussion on our community-curated exhibition Inside/Outside and All In Between featuring our community curators and contributing artists Kadir Karababa, Angelina Duke Alexander, Yang-En Hume, Oumou Longley and Tova McKenzie-Bassant…

– to a Museum Late with a drop-in print making workshop with artist Kim Chin, guided tours, a pop-up bar hosted by Rumblin and plant powered goodness from En Root!

– During our closing event, Edison Huynh, Lewisham Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture, spoke from the heart about how much it’s meant for the Migration Museum to be based in Lewisham. The brilliant Karen Arthur captivated the crowd, and our Artistic Director Aditi Anand shared reflections on our journey, celebrating our community, and looking ahead to the future.

– And finally, we wrapped up with a celebration of our incredible Lewisham community, welcoming over 800 of you to take part in creative workshops led by Tia Guttensohn, Neysela Da Silva-Reed, Chery Nguyen and Jess Nash, and a spectacular performance by the Talentos Dance School.

As well as these more public moments, we’ve also shared some deeply personal ones. We reconnected with our friends at the Diamond Club, welcomed back students from Lewisham College to explore our exhibitions for one last time – and even received a card and flowers from a regular visitor.

We are immensely grateful to Landsec for generously enabling us to host our museum in such a brilliant venue in the heart of Lewisham for the past five years.

And a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has visited, contributed and supported us over the past five years. We couldn’t have done it without you – and we hope you’ll come with us on the next stage of our journey.

Come with us

The Migration Museum is saying goodbye to Lewisham — but not to you!

Come with us on the next stage of our journey as we work towards a new temporary venue and the opening of our permanent home in the City of London:

⭐ Connect with us: Sign up to our mailing list and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, BlueSky and TikTok to stay connected, get behind-the-scenes insights into our work and plans, deeper dives into the artists and makers we work with, and be the first to hear what’s next.

⭐ Spread the word: Tell your friends, families and colleagues about the Museum and our work.

⭐ ‘Visit’ us online: While our doors are closed in Lewisham and we await news of our next venue, you can still engage with our work online via our Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS online exhibition and our Departures: 400 Years of Emigration from Britain podcast.

⭐ Donate: Making a one-off gift, or a regular commitment through a monthly contribution, will enable us to continue our work and build the momentum of the museum.

Migrant Makers Market – Shop Online

Our award-winning shop may have closed its doors in Lewisham Shopping Centre, but we remain open for business online.

Discover our unique collection of gifts and art that celebrate stories of migration, featuring up-and-coming makers, brands, and businesses you won’t find on the high street. 

Explore our online shop

Photo credits:
Top: Photos from our final month in Lewisham Shopping Centre by Takenya Hoiness, Elzbieta Piekacz and the Migration Museum
Migration Museum team: Photo by Takenya Holness
Migration Museum shop: Photo by Sopo Ramischwili