Distinguished friends

The UK’s cultural and heritage organisations show just how normal migration is, from the first evidence of human occupation on the Norfolk coastline to the present day. Museums and arts organisations have a vital role to play in telling the story of how we came to be the nations that we are today, and I fully support the role of the Migration Museum Project in establishing a new museum of migration at the same time as enabling other organisations to tell stories of migration.

John Orna-Ornstein

John Orna-Ornstein is Director of Curation and Experience for the National Trust, leading the Trust’s work in caring for its houses, gardens and collections as well as its approach to audiences and programming. Prior to joining the National Trust, he was Director of Museums for Arts Council England. He has also worked for 15 years at the British Museum, including roles ranging from curatorial to education to management, as well as working in the international development industry.

John is a former board member of the Migration Museum Project, and remains involved in supporting the organisation and its aims.