Press coverage
View the latest press coverage of the Migration Museum by clicking on the links below. Please visit our Press release page to view and download our latest press releases.
For image and filming requests and all other media enquiries, please contact Matthew Plowright (matthew@migrationmuseum.org, +44 7585 117 924).
The New York Times – Soccer Success is Making England ‘Whole Again’ (11/07/2021)
“As the Migration Museum has pointed out, most of the team’s players have parents or grandparents born outside the country. Unlike their World Cup-winning predecessors in 1966 and the team in 1996, when England hosted the European Championships, they are not wholly, or overwhelmingly, white.”
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The People’s Friend – Heart of the Nation (01/01/2021)
A feature on our Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS exhibition in the January edition of The People’s Friend magazine.
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The Quarantini Podcast – A Quarantini with the NHS (19/10/2020)
Robyn Kasozi, our Head of Public Engagement, was a guest on the Quarantini Podcast, speaking about Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS.
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The Voice – 400 years of British emigration explored in new Migration Museum exhibition (26/10/2020)
The Voice previews our Departures exhibition, exploring 400 years of emigration from Britain.
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The Washington Post – England heads to the Euro 2020 final, bringing with it a new kind of post-Brexit English fandom (11/07/2021)
“In England’s semifinal against Denmark, seven of its starters were born abroad or had a parent or grandparent who was born overseas, according to the Migration Museum in London.”
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Positive News – What went right this week (08/10/2020)
Positive News featured the Migration Museum’s Heart of the Nation exhibition in its round-up of what went right this week.
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Calvert Journal – A moving animation pays homage to Britain’s migrant medical staff (06/10/2020)
‘Made by Russian-born and London-based artist Tribambuka, also known as Anastasia Beltyukova, the video is part of London’s Migration Museum’s new online exhibition, Heart of the Nation.’
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GP Online – GPs celebrated in digital exhibition highlighting key role of migrants in the NHS (05/10/2020)
‘The vital role played by GPs and other health professionals who have moved to the UK to work in the NHS through its 72-year history is highlighted in a new digital exhibition.’
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BBC Radio London – Jumoké Fashola (03/10/2020)
The Migration Museum’s head of creative content, Aditi Anand, and exhibition contributor Allyson Williams MBE speak to Jumoké Fashola on BBC London Radio about Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS.
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The Guardian – ‘I brought skills with me from a war zone’: the long history of migrants in the NHS (01/10/2020)
A Guardian feature on the Migration Museum’s Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS exhibition, including interviews with our head of creative content, Aditi Anand, and with a number of people who contributed their stories to the exhibition.
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Londonist – 12 Must See Exhibitions In London This Month (01/10/2020)
Londonist featured the Migration Museum’s Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS exhibition in its preview of must-see exhibitions.
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The Voice – New exhibition to shine spotlight on role of migrants in NHS (23/09/2020)
‘A new exhibition launching in Black History Month will shine a light on the contributions black and ethnic minority people from outside the UK, and other non British nationals have made to the NHS.’
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Evening Standard – Notting Hill at Home (28/08/2020)
The Migration Museum featured in the Evening Standard’s round-up of virtual resources to mark Notting Hill Carnival 2020.
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The MagPi – Migration Museum (01/07/2020)
The official Raspberry Pi magazine published a feature on the interactive technology elements in our Room to Breathe exhibition.
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Museums + Heritage Advisor – Migration Museum partners with Spotify to trail new digital NHS exhibition (09/07/2020)
Our partnership with Spotify to create a playlist celebrating 72 years of the NHS was featured by Museums + Heritage Advisor.
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The Developer – Repurposing the mall (23/06/2020)
The Migration Museum’s move to Lewisham Shopping Centre featured in an article in The Developer magazine about how shopping centres are being reimagined across the country.
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New Statesman – “It breaks down barriers”: The museum that moved into a south London shopping centre (27/02/2020)
A New Statesman feature on the Migration Museum’s move to Lewisham Shopping Centre and our ongoing search for a permanent home.
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Londonist – 19 Exhibitions that will blow you away this Spring (24/02/2020)
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 ★★★★★
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Eastern Eye – Migration Museum relaunches in Lewisham (20/02/2020)
‘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.’
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Who Do You Think You Are? – Migration Museum opens in Lewisham Shopping Centre (17/02/2020)
‘Britain’s first museum dedicated to migration opened at a new venue on 14 February 2020, with a new programme of exhibitions.’
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