An article in the Evening Standard about the Migration Museum’s move to its new venue in the heart of Lewisham Shopping Centre, featuring an interview with our director, Sophie Henderson.

‘The Migration Museum, which looks at the movement of people to and from the UK, will open at a former H&M store in Lewisham Shopping Centre on Friday, February 14.’

‘In 1620, colonists known as ‘the pilgrims’ left Plymouth on the ship and made their way to America. As this year marks the 400th anniversary of this important historical event, an exciting new project has been commissioned by the Migration Museum in London.’

‘The Migration Museum is moving to Lewisham Shopping Centre following a two-and-a-half-year residency in Lambeth. Through events, exhibitions and education workshops the museum tells the stories of migration to Britain over hundreds of years.’

‘Britain’s first museum dedicated to exploring how the movement of people to and from the UK across the ages has shaped who we are is opening at a new venue in the heart of south London.’

The Evening Standard’s Londoner’s Diary featured a quote from Baroness Sayeeda Warsi during our 2020 Lecture about how she successfully silenced a racist troll on social media by offering him a cup of tea and some samosas.

A report in the Yorkshire Post about Baroness Warsi’s 2020 Migration Museum Lecture, hosted at King’s College London on January 21.

The Migration Museum’s new venue in Lewisham featured in Museums + Heritage Advisor’s list of top 2020 museum openings.

‘The Migration Museum tells the story of the movement of people — and that means the story of Britain’s Jews. Last weekend it held a day of talks and workshops, including Rob Rinder speaking on his experiences, and advice researching your own family.’

‘Who do you think you are? As the BBC show has taught us there is a growing desire to find out where we come from and to uncover the stories of the ancestors that brought us here. And now you don’t have to be a celebrity to find out.’

‘Learn how to delve into your roots at the Migration Museum’s Family History Day. It’s for anyone who wants to trace their family tree, with a chance to pick up tips and advice on your research from experts, whether you’re new to genealogy, or have hit a wall with your current research and don’t know how to proceed.’

The Observer‘s critics selected our Family History Day as one of the cultural highlights for the week ahead in The New Review. Full page view here.

‘Unlock your family’s story and explore interactive installations through a range of activities and talks.’

‘Lambeth’s Migration Museum is inviting teams from across the borough to compete in a free football and basketball tournament next week.’

We featured in an article about museums working with refugees and migrants and exploring migration themes in MuseumNext.

Alaraby TV reported on Borderless, the group show featuring all of the artists who took up residence in the art studio in our Room to Breathe exhibition. The feature included interviews with participating artists and a live interview with its curator and our curator in residence, Dima Karout. (Please note that this video is in Arabic – no English subtitles)

Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories featured in Foodism magazine.

‘There’ll be spoken word performances and appearances from actual Windrush elders at this day of activities which coincides with the Migration Museum’s new audiovisual exhibition, ‘Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories’. The exhibition sees the museum café morph into a Caribbean takeaway, telling inspiring Windrush stories. ‘

‘The wonderful Migration Museum, dedicated to telling the stories of people who have travelled to Britain over the centuries, is opening after hours for this late. See performances by Qisetna – a non-political platform preserving the cultural heritage of Syria – and chow down on bites by Migrateful, a charity helping refugees and asylum seekers gain cookery skills.’

Our No Direction Home stand-up comedy night was featured in Londonist’s list of things to try for Refugee Week 2019.