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Our new exhibition – opening 12 September 2024
Migration Museum
Lewisham Shopping Centre
London SE13 7HB
Free admission – no booking

“Ever since the first Jute, the first Saxon, the first Roman and the first Dane leaped off their boats and planted their feet on British mud, we have been a migrant nation. Our roots are neither clean nor straight; they are impossibly tangled.” – Robert Winder, Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain

Migration often hits the headlines and sparks heated political and online debates. But if you dig deeper, there’s an underlying story of people coming and going, stretching back many centuries.

The movement of people across the ages has profoundly shaped our landscapes and cities, our diets and fashions, our language and culture, and our ideas and beliefs. The story of migration goes to the heart of who we are today. And we all have a personal connection to this story. What’s yours?

All Our Stories brings together the Migration Museum’s work over the past decade, alongside new stories and artwork that highlight just how central migration is to our lives.

Come with us on a journey as we explore the reasons why people migrate, experiences of arriving and settling and questions of identity and belonging.

We do not claim to tell the whole story of migration to and from Britain – but seek to encourage reflection, start conversations and gather ideas as we move towards our permanent home in central London.

Your journey begins here…

Funders
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Dr. Marten’s Foundation, Kusuma Trust and the Linbury Trust

Image: iStock/Orbon Alija
Exhibition ident design: AWMA