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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
No museum experience needed — just interest in people, stories, and making change. Participants must have a connection to Suffolk. Paid: £20 per hour Deadline: Sun 23 August 2026 (11.59pm) Full information and apply here: migrationmuseum.org/join-the-migration-museums-community-curators-programme
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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 · 19/08/2026
The Community Curators programme will bring diverse voices, lived experiences, and perspectives into the creation of the Migration Museum – a new national museum opening in 2028. Our Community Curators will co-produce a creative output exploring migration stories in the local area.
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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
No museum experience needed — just interest in people, stories, and making change. Participants must have a connection to Derry. Paid: £20 per hour Deadline: Sunday 23 August 2026 (11.59pm) Full information and apply here: migrationmuseum.org/join-the-migration-museums-community-curators-programme
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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 · 19/08/2026
The Community Curators programme will bring diverse voices, lived experiences, and perspectives into the creation of the Migration Museum – a new national museum opening in 2028. Our Community Curators will co-produce a creative output exploring migration stories in the local area.
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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.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 10/08/2026
Creative outputs will launch in Spring 2027, shaping exhibitions for the Migration Museum’s permanent London home in 2028. 📅 Deadline: 23 August 2026 (11:59pm) 🤝 Supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social & @ioe.bsky.social Tag someone who’d be great for this role!
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 10/08/2026
You’ll receive training and partner with local venues like @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social , @balticgateshead.bsky.social , @museumfreederry.bsky.social , Glasgow Life & @notjustabattle.bsky.social to research and build community-led exhibitions. No museum experience needed.
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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
A massive thank you to the @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social for championing our work – your support is transformational. 🔗 Read more & find out how to get involved: www.migrationmuseum.org/wolfson-foun...
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The Wolfson Foundation commits £600,000 to the UK’s ‘Missing Museum’
The Migration Museum is delighted to announce that The Wolfson Foundation has become a Founding Partner of the UK’s first permanent museum dedicated to exploring how the movement of people to and from...
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/08/2026
Our new museum will challenge perceptions of what a museum can be – surprising and delighting through relevant, resonant and unexpected experiences, with personal stories at its heart.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/08/2026
This funding supports the fit-out of our new home and story-led exhibitions, learning programmes, and events. We're expecting 140,000 visitors a year (including 20,000 learners) for resonant, unexpected experiences that put personal stories at the heart of everything we do. 🎟️✨
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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
📍 Must live, work, or study in Tower Hamlets, the City of London, or Lewisham. 💰 Paid opportunity 📅 Programme runs July – October 2026 ⏰ Deadline: 14 June (11:59pm) Check out the full recruitment pack and apply here: www.migrationmuseum.org/join-the-mig...
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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
🗓️ Wed 3 June | 6pm (Selling fast!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-... 🗓️ Sat 13 June | 1:30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-... 🗓️ Thu 18 June | 6pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-... #LondonHistory #WalkingTour #Migration
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Migration Museum Walking Tour for London Festival of Architecture
Join the Migration Museum team on this introductory tour to discover the incredible stories of migration woven into the streets of the City
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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
Developed with the help of teachers, this toolkit combines practical tips from our award-winning learning team with primary source materials from the British Library. We hope it will inspire greater exploration of migration themes in classrooms, learning settings and beyond across the UK.
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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
Discover the migrant women who left their mark on the streets of London. 🏛️ 🗓️ Sat, 9 May ⏱️ 1:30 PM (approx. 2 hrs) 📍 Meet: 35 Vine St, EC3N 2PX 🎟️ Pay what you can options available! 🔗 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migrant-wo...
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Migrant Women from the City to the East End
Discover the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London in this deep dive tour.
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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
How they’ll be shaping our future: 📝 Migration Stories: Preserving community histories for our collection 📝 Events: Co-producing our public programme and developing our events strategy 📝 Permanent Home: Designing our visitor experience and spatial layout
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 13/03/2026
Supported by @citybridgefndn.bsky.social this project brings together over 50 brilliant individuals with lived experience & connections from the City of London, Tower Hamlets, and Lewisham. They will act as a "critical friends" to ensure the museum truly reflects the people it serves.
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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
To learn more about supporting the move, you can email supporters@migrationmuseum.org
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/03/2026
We are grateful to our partner and developers, Dominus whose own leadership by Sukhpal Ahluwalia reflects a migration story of entrepreneurship and contribution. Thank you also to the team at McAleer & Rushe who are delivering the building and to the City of London who awarded planning permission.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/03/2026
The 'topping out' is a kick-start to the next phase of our very ambitious capital fundraising appeal. If you believe in the importance of building a more cohesive national conversation about migration through world-class galleries, learning spaces and more, contact us and become part of this legacy.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 04/03/2026
At a time when migration is too often discussed through the language of crisis and division, we will offer a place for shared stories, learning, and representation. Our museum will recognise that migration is not a footnote to British history, but part of the stories and tapestries of all of us.
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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
Find out more about Imogen's workshop and the wider event: www.migrationmuseum.org/events/celeb...
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Celebrating Queer Migration Stories
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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
#HolocaustMemorialDay is an international day to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside millions more murdered through Nazi persecution of other groups and where persecution led in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 28/01/2026
We collect these stories to create space for reflection on how lives and families have been shaped by migration, and the lasting impact of this history. We invite you to share your own migration story in the comments below.
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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 · 28/01/2026
Correction: to contact our Learning Manager, please use: ⭐ tia@migrationmuseum.org ⭐
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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
This is not one to miss! 🔗 www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/que... 📍 Royal Museums Greenwich 🗓 Friday 27th February ⏰ 7:00pm - 11:00pm 🎟 £18 Photos: Migration Museum
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Fierce Queens: Unframed, Unstitched... Unapologetic!
Join our fierce queens, kings and everyone in between to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month at the Queen's House
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/01/2026
We are excited to be participating in the 'Fierce Queens: Unframed, Unstitched... Unapologetic!' programme, which includes: a full cabaret show with drag king and queen Adam All and Apple Derries. stories from the Queer History Club and a gallery takeover by Bold Mellon Collective
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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.

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/01/2026
This is not one to miss! Tap the 🔗 in our bio to find out more... 📍 Royal Museums Greenwich 🗓 Friday 27th February ⏰ 7:00pm - 11:00pm 🎟 £18 Photos: Migration Museum
A volunteer from the migration museum is shown in a purple jumper having a conversation with two visitors, a women in a red coat on her right and an elderly women on her left who appear happy and interested
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/01/2026
We are excited to be participating in the 'Fierce Queens: Unframed, Unstitched... Unapologetic!' programme, which includes: a full cabaret show with drag king and queen Adam All and Apple Derries. stories from the Queer History Club and a gallery takeover by Bold Mellon Collective
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/01/2026
This is not one to miss! Tap the 🔗 in our bio to find out more... 📍 Royal Museums Greenwich 🗓 Friday 27th February ⏰ 7:00pm - 11:00pm 🎟 £18 Photos: Migration Museum
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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/01/2026
This LGBTQIA+ history month we are excited to be participating in @royalmuseumsgreenwich's 'Fierce Queens: Unframed, Unstitched... Unapologetic!' programme, which includes: a full cabaret show. stories from the Queer History Club and a gallery takeover by Bold Mellon Collective
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