23 March, 2020
On my first visit to Vientiane in Laos I hired a bike and went to a little bike shop to get this lock. I noticed later that evening it had my name on it! I went back to the shop the next day and they said they had locks with lots of different names on them and that it was a complete coincidence. I went back there three more years after that and always visited them and they helped me celebrate my 63rd birthday. They were such friendly people and always made me feel so welcome.
Return to Keepsakes gallery
24 February, 2020
The Migration Museum has found a new home in a more populous location, within Lewisham Shopping Centre. It has re-opened with two exhibitions from its former home, including the excellent Room to Breathe. With two sections of the Berlin Wall decorated by Stik and Thierry Noir out front, I consider this a very successful migration ★★★★★
20 February, 2020
‘The curator of a migration-focused museum has expressed hope the space will reach audiences who do not typically engage with art, as it reopened in a south London shopping centre last week.’
