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Building the UK’s Missing Museum. We explore how the movement of people to and from the UK has made us who we are. Community guidelines → www.migrationmuseum.org/community-g…

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 19/08/2026
The Migration Museum is partnering with @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social , and seeking 2x Community Curators to explore themes of migration and food as part of an upcoming UK-wide programme.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 19/08/2026
The Migration Museum is partnering with @museumfreederry.bsky.social, and seeking 2x Community Curators to explore themes of migration and language (inclusive of Irish language) as part of an upcoming UK-wide programme.
A person seen from behind with a shaved head and a dark leather coat looking at an art exhibition gallery wall featuring framed portraits, photo prints, and text panels.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 10/08/2026
⏳ Just 2 weeks left to apply! The Migration Museum is looking for 10 Community Curators across the UK to co-curate displays exploring local migration stories. 💷 Paid (£20/hr) 🗓️ Sept 2026–May 2027 📍 Apply here: www.migrationmuseum.org/join-the-mig... Help shape the UK’s Missing Museum!
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Join the Migration Museum’s Community Curators Programme
Find out more about the Migration Museum’s UK-wide Community Curators Programme, in partnership with five museums and galleries across the UK and how to apply. Application deadline: 23 August 2026.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/08/2026
Major funding secured! 🏛️💛 We’re thrilled to share that the @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social has committed £600,000 as a Founding Partner to help make our new permanent home in the City of London a reality. We're one step closer to bringing the UK’s missing museum to life in Spring 2028! 🧵👇 📸 Unknown Works
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/06/2026
Know a young Londoner (14-19 y/o) with big ideas? 🏛️✨ @migrationmuseum.org is looking for 10 passionate young people to join our paid Young People’s Panel. You'll help shape events programming and the way we work with young people in our new museum!👇
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 23/05/2026
Want a taste of our deep-dive tours? This June, we’re partnering with London Festival of Architecture for an exclusive 1-hour walking tour uncovering the incredible stories of the migrants that have lived, worked and left their mark on the City of London. Spaces fill up fast! Dates & links below 👇
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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As the @migrationmuseum.org works towards opening its permanent home in the City of London in 2028, they are taking a collaborative approach from the very beginning - creating a People’s Panel to help shape the museum’s future alongside staff and partners. 🏛️❤️
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 14/05/2026
Calling all teachers, educators, learners – and anyone who wants to engage with themes of migration sensitively and with confidence: We are delighted to share our new Teaching Migration History Toolkit, co-produced with @britishlibrary.bsky.social.
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Migration Museum and British Library launch new Teaching Migration History Toolkit
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Teaching Migration History Toolkit, co-produced with the British Library. Developed with the help of teachers, this toolkit combines practical tips f...
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 05/05/2026
Tickets going fast! 🔥 Join our popular Migrant Women walking tour: from the City to the East End. Previously sold-out and back by demand, this tour is led by Tawana, one of our interns who is behind the research and development of this tour! 🧵 Find out more: www.migrationmuseum.org/events/migra...

A group of diverse people stand together in a narrow city alleyway, smiling and clapping for a young woman in a purple t-shirt. She stands in the centre, smiling back at them while holding a tablet. The setting features historic brick buildings and the storefront of a wine bar.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 22/04/2026
We are proud to support @localhistoryhub.bsky.social's #LocalHistoryDay Our Learning Manager Tia Shah explores why teaching local history is a great way of engaging young people on migration – and highlighting some digital resources to get you started: www.migrationmuseum.org/why-teaching...
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Why teaching about local history matters
The Migration Museum is proud to support the Local History Hub’s first ‘Local History Day’ for schools. A day for young people to explore the people, places, stories and objects connected to their loc...
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Museums + Heritage @museumsandheritage.com · 23/03/2026
News | @migrationmuseum.org reveals members of its new ‘People’s Panel’ 🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/migration-museum-reveals-members-of-its-new-peoples-panel/
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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Don't miss out on Early Bird tickets for HA Annual Conference. Highlights include a keynote on 'Workers and the making of the modern world'; Teaching Migration Histories; and teaching students to think historically in an age of generative AI. @migrationmuseum.org www.history.org.uk/aboutus/news...
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Historical Association Conference 2026 in Newcastle
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 13/03/2026
A museum only exists through the stories it holds. To make sure ours belongs to everyone, we’re building it with the people who live them. 🏛️✨ Meet our People's Panel: www.migrationmuseum.org/newpeoplespa... A selection of People's Panel Portraits: Elzbieta Piekacz
An image featuring a grid of 18 individual headshots, arranged in three rows of six. Each person is centered and facing the camera with various expressions, ranging from wide smiles to neutral gazes. They are of diverse ages, genders, and race, wearing a variety of casual clothing including sweaters, hoodies, and collared shirts. The background for every portrait is a consistent, colorful mosaic wall with a repetitive geometric pattern in shades of blue, red, and green.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/03/2026
Last month we celebrated a major milestone: the topping out of our future home at 65 Crutched Friars. This was a special construction marker and an occasion to recognise that Britain’s first permanent Migration Museum is now moving from vision to reality! Photos: Mike O’Dwyer
A group of approximately 15 people wearing white hard hats and neon yellow safety vests stand on the rooftop of a construction site for a topping out ceremony. They are posing behind a blue pedestal branded with "Dominus" and "McAleer & Rushe." Above them, a crane hoists a large concrete block bearing the McAleer & Rushe logo. Modern London skyscrapers are visible in the background.A high-angle wide shot of a multi-story building under construction at 65 Crutched Friars in London. The concrete frame is largely complete, with blue safety netting on lower levels and several blue construction cranes towering over the site. In the background, the iconic "Gherkin" skyscraper and other City of London high-rises are visible under a cloudy sky.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 03/03/2026
We’re delighted to feature our story discs project at the #MovedToCare exhibition! Join us at the launch this Thursday evening to say hi and fill in a disc. Prompts range from "I migrated here" to "My grandparents migrated here" and more. Hope to see familiar faces and make new friends! ✨
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 18/02/2026
Explore queerness, migration & heritage with Imogen Patel in a Design Your Own Identity Postcard workshop. Define how you wish to be seen — send the postcard to yourself or someone else. 📍 Part of our Queer Migration Stories pop-up at the Royal Maritime Museum’s Fierce Queens evening.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The Migration Museum has made named a top-3 finalist for the national Cultural Enterprises Awards for Best Visitor Experience. This bodes very well indeed for 2027-28 when the Museum is due to reopen, in its permanent home in the City of London. Many congratulations @migrationmuseum.org ! 1/2
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Our permanent home - Migration Museum
The story of movement into and out of the UK
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 12/02/2026
Destination: Love 💌 🗺️ People migrate for many reasons — safety, family, and new beginnings. Today, we’re sharing a few story discs shared by visitors that remind us how often love is the lead. Swipe to read. #Valentines
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 28/01/2026
These are a few of the many personal stories shared with us by visitors and exhibition contributors that are connected to the Holocaust and where persecution led in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 23/01/2026
⭐ Free workshops for Tower Hamlets schools! ⭐ We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum. This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
A female teacher stands at the front of a bright room, speaking to a seated group of children wearing yellow shirts. Many children have their hands raised as if answering a question. Large photographs hang on the wall behind the teacher, and sunlight comes in through a window on the left.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/01/2026
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ history month with the Migration Museum and Royal Museums Greenwich this February! Dive into chosen families, queer family trees and identity postcards in an exciting evening of storytelling and creativity.

A group of people sat around a table which has an array of different crafts, cut up paper and images, they are smiling and laughing with each other
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 16/01/2026
Huge congrats to our Front of House team for being shortlisted for Best Visitor Experience at the Cultural Enterprises Awards 🎉 This recognises the care, warmth, and community-led work of our staff & volunteers. Wish us luck!
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 13/01/2026
🏮 We’re delighted to be joining @londonmuseum.bsky.social for a family-friendly Lunar New Year Festival. Introduce your little ones to the rich and diverse traditions celebrated across cultures and countries.
five children are gathered around a table doing arts and crafts, accompanied by an adult. The table has a pot of colouring pens and glue sticks which the kids are holding.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 07/01/2026
Read the full Mixed-Heritage Young People’s Education Experiences in London Report here: issuu.com/portaltrust1...
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Mixed-Heritage Young People’s Educational Experiences in London An Exploratory Study
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 07/01/2026
Mixed-heritage students are one of the fastest-growing groups in the UK — yet often invisible. The new report from Portal Trust and the School of Education, Communication and Society at King's College London shows their challenges. Our Learning Manager, Tia Shah, explains why this work matters.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 18/12/2025
Today we mark International #MigrantsDay by reflecting on moments from our past exhibitions — festive, everyday, and full of life ✨ Ones that carry a quiet sparkle, much like the journeys of the people at their heart. Photos: courtesy of Suyin Haynes, c. 1970s courtesy of Dr Nitha naqvi, c. 1980s
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 08/12/2025
🌍 Help shape a new Migration Museum for Britain! We’re looking for 30 community-minded people to join our People’s Panel in London. Paid Feb 2026–Dec 2027. 📸 Photo: Sopo Ramischwili
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 01/12/2025
Can you imagine arriving in the UK on Christmas Day? In this week's #MigrationStories we explore a story of personal migration. Do you have a migration story you'd like to share?
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 19/11/2025
"If we use the history well, it could help us to live well together and embrace a changing idea of ‘us’, in which everybody’s voice can be heard." – Sunder Katwala (@sundersays.bsky.social) #MigrationMuseum
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 18/11/2025
Join artist Haleema Aziz for a workshop to create an artwork for the @rcnlibraries.bsky.social's upcoming exhibition about migration and nursing. 📆 5 Dec, 4 - 5.30pm, Oxford Circus (Free) ⭐Particularly aimed at nursing and healthcare staff with experience of migration. Learn more: bit.ly/4oLAVYH
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 18/11/2025
Partner with us! Planning a festival or community event in 2025 or 2026? We can bring stories, activities, and displays that celebrate migration and get people talking... Photos: Elzbieta Piekacz, Sopo Ramischwili
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 12/11/2025
Do you know the story behind your surname? In this week's #MigrationStories
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 30/10/2025
In this week's #MigrationStories
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 24/10/2025
Mark Steel really made us chuckle in the latest episode of his BBC Radio 4 stand-up show — a real comedy love letter to Lewisham 💛 Have a listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Thanks for the shout-out, Mark — we really miss Lewisham!
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Mark Steel's in Town - Series 14 - 3. Lewisham - BBC Sounds
Mark Steel visits Lewisham in south London and creates a show for the local audience.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 24/10/2025
🔨 Permanent Home Loading... Our permanent home, currently under construction (pictured below!), is set to open at the start of 2028, in the heart of the City of London! Here is a sneak peak of the progress so far 👀
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 22/10/2025
Looking for a book to get lost in this Autumn? This Black History Month we have hand-picked seven stories of love, history and identity to get you through the colder months. (You’ll find all seven titles pictured above.) Browse them all and more in our online shop 🔗 bit.ly/4ocv7H4
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 20/10/2025
Dr Arnab & Dr Sunita Seal, like many South Asians across the UK today, are celebrating Diwali. 🪔 While Diwali holds different meanings across faiths and communities, it is united in its symbol of light overcoming darkness. You can see these symbols appear in Dr Arnab's personal story below 👇
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 17/10/2025
In this week's #MigrationStories
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 14/10/2025
🧡 Join us at the Festival of Migration @beinghumanfest.bsky.social – a vibrant day of food, storytelling, performances & workshops exploring migration past, present & future. 📅 Sat 8 Nov 2025 | 11.00–17.00 📍 The Albany, Deptford | Free More: bit.ly/festival-of-...
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Festival of Migration: Being Human Festival
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 14/10/2025
There's still time to apply for this exciting opportunity with our friends @rcnlibraries.bsky.social 👇 Co-create an artwork with migrant & refugee nurses around the theme ‘Balikbayan Box for Nursing’ — the Filipino custom of migrant workers sending boxes of items home. #artopportunity
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 09/10/2025
Do you have a migration story you'd like to share? It’s a question we’ve asked over 7,000 people across the UK. Over the coming months we will be highlighting a few story discs using #MigrationStories. One story, out of thousands, that stayed with us was…
pastel blue disc with title 'I migrated here'. Below there is a subheading 'tell us your story' with five dotted lines below. On the dotted lines is a quote, 'I came, I fell in love, I stayed'.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 06/10/2025
Join us on 13 Oct at Barts North Wing, London to hear from expert speakers about the Windrush generation’s significant contributions to the NHS. #BlackHistoryMonth This event is held in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, Barts Heritage, & Culture Mile BID. Book here: bit.ly/48fzzQQ
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 28/09/2025
Love it or hate it... While most of us are familiar with Marmite's distinctive taste & iconic black and yellow jars, the migration story of how this quintessentially British spread came to be (and it's role in WW1) is not so commonly known. 📷 1921 Census of England and Wales, John Gollop
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 22/09/2025
We’re looking for a Designer (or design team)! Help us bring the Migration Museum in a Box to life—a portable, interactive display + miniature architectural model that will share migration stories across the UK. Fee: up to £3k Fabrication: up to £3.5k Deadline: 21 Oct 📸 ©National Maritime Museum
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Call Out: Designer for Migration Museum in a Box Project
The Migration Museum is seeking an experiences designer or design team to help us bring to life the Migration Museum in a Box – a fully portable, self-contained museum output that combines storytellin...
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 15/09/2025
👀 We’re looking for an Evaluation Consultant! Skilled in quantitative + qualitative research & evaluation reports? Join the Migration Museum to shape the final evaluation of our Collections Project. Budget: £8k | Hybrid (London/UK travel) | Deadline: 29 Sept 2025
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Call Out: Evaluation Consultant for Collections Project
The Migration Museum is seeking an experienced and creative Evaluation Consultant who can help us to devise a framework for the summative evaluation of our Collections project, carry out quantitative ...
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 29/08/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us at St Paul's Cathedral earlier this month. It was a fantastic day exploring Viking history and creativity — from building boats to making badges and sharing your #MigrationStories, now part of our growing collection. #CreativeLearning #CulturalHeritage
Two people standing behind a table display inside St Paul's Cathedral. The table is covered with colourful paper, pens, leaflets, and a board with questions and answers. A large Migration Museum banner stands to the right, reading “Britain’s Missing Museum.A group of adults and children gathered around a long table inside St Paul's Cathedral. The table is filled with art supplies including coloured pencils, markers, and paper, as people take part in a hands-on creative activity.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 26/08/2025
Time is ticking to join our walking tour...
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/08/2025
Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London. 🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025 🕜 1.30–3pm 📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
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Migration Museum Walking Tour
Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 05/08/2025
Join the Migration Museum on 3 September to explore how to bring diverse stories into museum collections — an event in partnership with the National Museums Liverpool. Register by 20 August via Eventbrite link: bit.ly/3HapTvK 📷 Elzbieta Piekacz
A group discusses around a table, with one woman pointing at paper. A colourful airport-themed mural is in the background.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 31/07/2025
A year on from the violence directed towards people seeking sanctuary, people of colour, Muslims and others across the UK, we continue to see organised anti-immigrant protests — most recently last weekend in Epping, Essex.
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