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Aditi Anand shows us around the Migration Museum in London exploring how migrants to London from around the world remember their origins through food.
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Aditi Anand shows us around the Migration Museum in London exploring how migrants to London from around the world remember their origins through food.
ReadThe Migration Museum and its partnership with Dominus on its permanent home was cited as an example of how social impact is becoming valued over profit in a small but growing number of leases.
ReadOn International Women’s Day The Voice celebrated the extraordinary life of Tina Aparicio, a pioneering midwife, dedicated mentor, and trailblazer in the NHS, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday and who featured in our Heart of the Nation exhibition.
ReadThe Migration Museum featured on BBC London as part of a feature on the changing face of London and its long history of immigration
ReadDespite a world-class museum sector and a complex history of migration, Britain does not have a permanent museum exploring the movement of people to and from these shores. Mona Jamil of the Migration Museum is working to rectify that.
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The Migration Museum featured as part of a showcase of 23 community spaces in Lewisham by Isaac Rangaswami, who also runs the Caffs not Cafés Instagram account.
ReadAnna Lewis, the Migration Museum’s Development Consultant, speaks to Advisor with an update on its plans, as well as a look back at the Museums + Heritage Awards win.
ReadA 5-star review for our All Our Stories exhibition, which the Londonist’s Art Critic Tabish Khan selected as one of the biggest exhibitions to see in London this winter.
ReadAditi Anand, Artistic Director at the Migration Museum, featured in an Archive on 4 documentary exploring how the sea has shaped the British Isles.
ReadDeputy Mayor praises project addressing hate through stories of inclusion (see p7)
ReadAngela Hui, guest curator of the Chinese Takeaway installation in our All Our Stories exhibition, appeared on Start the Week on BBC Radio 4 talking about the future of the High Street, her Takeaway installation and the Migration Museum
ReadSunder Katwala: ‘I was reflecting on Britain and America in giving the Migration Museum’s annual lecture last week, exploring how the history of migration might influence the future.’
ReadSunder Katwala: ‘I was reflecting on the story of Ellis Island in giving the Migration Museum’s annual lecture last week. The Migration Museum describes itself as ‘Britain’s missing museum’, since there is no permanent, dedicated museum on the topic in this country. It is currently engaging public audiences in its latest temporary home in Lewisham shopping centre, on its own journey to a landmark permanent home in the City from 2027.’
ReadSadiq Khan has been asked by the London Assembly to give more support to the capital’s Migration Museum, which is trying to raise £20m as it moves into a new, permanent location.
ReadThe London Assembly has called on the mayor and deputy mayor for culture and creative industries to explore public funding options for the Migration Museum, which plans to move to a new permanent location in the city of London.
Read“It was a surreal experience,” Hui said of installing the work, which she describes as “a love letter” to Chinese takeaways. “I would never have thought to see my story in a museum. I just wanted to document the almost thankless job of working in an immigrant-owned hospitality business.” These beloved local restaurants in rural white areas are “often people’s introduction to a different cuisine, the building blocks for their palates to explore new things,” Hui added. Yet, “we don’t often get to see them as having any cultural importance.”
ReadOver the years the museum has become entwined with Lewisham’s community, incorporating schools, youth groups, organisations and locals into its work and offering a space for residents to meet and spend their time. The Migration Museum will move to Square Mile in 2027, but before then, its South London base has some exciting events left up its sleeve.
ReadShafi Musaddique visits the Migration Museum to explore its latest exhibition aiming to provide a di!erent lens on how immigration, and emigration, has shaped the country – and how it has been a consistent feature of the need for human development
ReadSince its founding nearly a decade ago, The Migration Museum has been exploring how the movement of people to and from the UK across the ages has shaped the nation. For its latest large-scale exhibition All Our Stories, the museum has curated a showcase of immersive installations, art, film and photography to highlight the immeasurable and enriching impact migration has had on society.
ReadAn Instagram reel by hyphen magazine on our All Our Stories exhibition, featuring interviews with our Artistic Director Aditi Anand and contributing artists
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