The Migration Museum is opening Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS, a national touring exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary year of the National Health Service (NHS), at its new pop-up museum in Trinity Leeds shopping centre on Friday 10 November 2023.

The Migration Museum is opening Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS, a national touring exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary year of the National Health Service (NHS), at its new pop-up museum in Trinity Leeds shopping centre on Friday 10 November 2023.

The Migration Museum is a delightful surprise in a Lewisham shopping mall: an informative, generous tonic which proclaims the many experiences of migration to this green and pleasant land.

A Vogue Italia article features the Migration Museum in Lewisham.

“When I saw the announcement about Heart of the Nation, a new exhibition highlighting the foundational contributions of migrant healthcare workers to the NHS in celebration of its 75th birthday, I was immediately interested in the role of the children of healthcare workers in gathering up their parents’ stories.”

Suyin Haynes visits a new touring exhibition tracing the lives of those who came to Britain to build the health service and explores why its message is as relevant as ever in its 75th year.

Migration Museum CEO Sophie Henderson spoke to BBC News about our former Trustee George Alagiah

The exhibition features personal stories from healthcare workers – bought to life through photography, film, newly commissioned artwork and unique artefacts

From the co-founder of Marks & Spencer, to designer Jimmy Choo, or local neighbourhood restaurateurs, an exhibition at London’s Migration Museum highlights migrants’ crucial role in shaping Britain.

Polish themes and memorabilia take centre stage at a new exhibition in London that showcases migrant entrepreneurs and the role they have played in shaping the United Kingdom.

BBC East Midlands Today covered our Heart of the Nation exhibition, featuring an interview with our Artistic Director Aditi Anand.

Agence France Presse wrote a feature on our Taking Care of Business exhibition, picked up by global outlets including France 24 and Yahoo! News, including interviews with the Migration Museum’s Matthew Plowright and Angela Hui, guest curator of the Chinese Takeaway installation in the exhibition.

Travel magazine Wanderlust featured our Heart of the Nation exhibition as one of six ethical tours and experiences to enjoy in the UK this summer

A photo essay in the Guardian featuring portraits of migrant NHS workers from across seven decades by award-winning photographer Christian Sinibaldi, commissioned by the Migration Museum for its Heart of the Nation exhibition.

Mixmag featured our work around Windrush 75 in an article about how UK cultural institutions are celebrating and archiving the lives of the Windrush Generation

I never expected to leave Leicester’s New Walk Museum in tears. But on a random Wednesday morning I did just that. When I caught wind of its new exhibition – Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS – I knew I had to check it out. The experience left me feeling overwhelmed, nostalgic and grateful.

Heart of the Nation story contributors Nayyar and Nitha Naqvi were interviewed by Ankur Desai on BBC Asian Network about two generations of the same family working in the NHS.

Heart of the Nation story contributor Gulzar Waljee was featured in Metro on the 75th anniversary of the NHS.

An interview with the Migration Museum’s Artistic Director Aditi Anand in Museums Journal