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Current exhibition locations – from June 2015

Things are super busy at Migration Museum Project – we can currently be found in several locations! Have a look below for a snapshot of our current exhibition locations and be sure to visit our Events page for full details of these and all associated events. Follow us on Twitter @MigrationUK and sign up to the mailing list to stay up to date with our activity.

 

Keepsakes & 100 Images of Migration at Southbank Centre, London

Our first Keepsakes display and a huge selection of our 100 Images of Migration touring exhibition form part of Southbank Centre’s Adopting Britain exhibition, which they have curated in partnership with Counterpoints Arts and with contributions from a wonderful range of artists and organisations. Interactive, multi-media, and with lots of opportunity to contribute your personal stories and responses, this exhibition is not to be missed!

On until 6 September 2015. To make a day of it, check the Southbank Centre website to see all the great activity (much of it free) they have happening over summer.

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100 Images of Migration at Wardown Park Museum, Luton

Our flagship exhibition has found a simultaneous temporary home at Wardown Park Museum in Luton, where you can see this fascinating and moving selection of photographs up until 19 July 2015. Situated in a beautiful Victorian House within a landscaped park, around one and a half miles north from the centre of Luton, the Wardown Park Museum is a great place to explore Luton’s people and heritage, regiment history and its relationship with lace.

Visit Luton Culture to see what else is on offer at the museum while our exhibition is there – such as a Sikh Fortress Turban spotlight loan from the British Museum.

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Germans in Britain at the University of Reading

The University of Reading is the latest host of Germans in Britain, an exhibition which explores the long and complex story of Anglo-German relations (there’s a lot more to it than war and football!) and the huge contribution of German migrants to Britain over the centuries. The Modern Languages and European Studies department at the University of Reading is hosting a number of associated talks to enable visitors to delve into particular themes and periods – all details can be found in our Events pages. On until 24 March 2017.

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RE·THINK Migration at the National Maritime Museum

We are delighted to be working with the National Maritime Museum to engage visitors, school groups and community groups in their RE·THINK space, which until mid-November focuses on our favourite theme: migration! In addition to self-led and volunteer-led activities guiding you to explore, discover and reflect on and respond to migration-related questions and content, there will be a range of events and workshops in the space over the next 6 months. It all kicks off with Let Us In on Saturday 27 June – a powerful drama performance by the hugely talented A Level students of Corelli College.

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RE·THINK Migration with us at the National Maritime Museum

Colour photograph showing woman and two young boys sitting on a bench on the deck of a P&O ship, a lifeboat in view behind them. The woman wears a long tartan skirt, navy top and patterned scarf and looks directly into the camera. The two boys are dressed in shorts, blazers and long grey socks. The boy to her right is looking up from his book and the boy to her left is peeking up too, either shyly or squinting in the sunlight.

RE·THINK Migration at the National Maritime Museum is now open! The space will grow in content over its 5 months as we engage with visitors, schools and community groups.

Fri 05 June – mid-November 2015⎪10am – 5pm daily
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich⎪RE·THINK, Floor One⎪Free admission

RE·THINK logo – black text on blue background

RE·THINK at the National Maritime Museum offers visitors the space to explore, discover and reflect on the museum’s themes and to create responses within the gallery.

From June until mid-November, RE·THINK will focus on Migration, one of the National Maritime Museum’s seven themes, and the Migration Museum Project will be working with the National Maritime Museum to engage with visitors, school groups and community groups.

To receive details of upcoming events and activities in RE·THINKsign up for our updates and invites.

If you are a teacher/educator interested in exploring migration with us at the National Maritime Museum, please contact Emily.

If you are a community group leader/member interested in exploring migration with us at the National Maritime Museum and contributing to our Keepsakes project, please contact Tanisa.

For more information about RE·THINK, visit National Maritime Museum’s website.

Director Sophie Henderson talks Adopting Britain and more with Unbound Philanthropy’s Taryn Higashi

Visitors look at paper discs on wall, which visitors have written their migration/non-migration stories on before hanging up. A young boy in the foreground captures the scene on a tablet camera.

Taryn Higashi, Executive Director of Unbound Philanthropy, interviewed our Director Sophie Henderson in April to share news of our part in Adopting Britain at Southbank Centre and more…

You can read the full interview in Unbound Philanthropy’s Summer Newsletter, in which you can also find out more about the other organisations and initiatives that Unbound Philanthropy supports.

Visitors look at paper discs on wall, which visitors have written their migration/non-migration stories on before hanging up. A young boy in the foreground captures the scene on a tablet camera.

Visitors enjoying the Adopting Britain exhibition at a celebration event on 2 May 2015.

The logo features 'Unbound' in graffiti file font, mixed white and purple, on a plain black background. We are delighted to be a 2013–16 grants recipient of Unbound Philanthropy.