Our Young People’s Panel is looking for musicians
Are you a musician playing music from around the world or inspired by migration? Apply to perform at our first ever Young People’s Panel event in December.
Our Young People’s Panel are hosting an event at The Albany in Deptford, south-east London on Saturday 19 December exploring migration and connection through music, storytelling and creative workshops.
We welcome solo musicians or groups of all ages – including young people – playing any genre of music to apply to perform at the event.
Selected musicians will be invited to give a short performance and to talk briefly about your migration connection or how migration has inspired the music you play.
Read on for more details and how to apply:
About us
The Migration Museum explores how the movement of people to and from the UK across the ages has shaped who we are – as individuals, as communities, and as nations.
We stage award-winning, story-led exhibitions and dynamic events, alongside a far-reaching education programme, We have a growing digital presence and convene a knowledge-sharing Migration Network of museums and heritage organisations and professionals across the UK.
We have been based in a series of temporary venues, most recently in Lewisham, south-east London, where we welcomed over 200,000 visitors between 2020 and March 2025.
The Migration Museum now has been given the green light for a new permanent home in the City of London. Our permanent museum, opening in Spring 2028, will be Britain’s missing museum, delivering a wide programme of exhibitions, events, learning and community programmes and activities reaching 140,000 people in person annually.
As the Migration Museum prepares to open our new permanent museum, we have convened a Young People’s Panel to help ensure that young people’s voices are embedded into our new museum.
Our Young People’s Panel consists of 11 young people, aged 14-19, with connections to the boroughs of Lewisham and Tower Hamlets. The Young People’s Panel is shaping the future of the Migration Museum, including curating a new youth event and advising us on youth programming.
The event
Saturday 19th December, 3-6pm
The Albany, Deptford
This event, created for and by young people, will explore migration and connection through music, storytelling and creative workshops.
The Young People’s Panel are looking for either groups or solo musicians who play music from around the world or that is inspired by migration.
Selected musicians will be invited to give a short performance (max 20 minutes) at the event, and to talk briefly about their migration connection or how migration has inspired the music you are playing.
The Young People’s Panel welcome applications of any genre of music and musicians of any age, including young people.
Budget and fee
Up to £250 for the 20-minute performance slot. Where multiple musicians perform within the 20-minute slot, the fee will be shared between the performers.
How to apply
To apply please email the following to tia@migrationmuseum.org:
– A short video or recording of your music
– A short statement (max 200 words) explaining your/your music’s connection to migration
Please note: you do not need to create a new video/recording for this, it can be from a previous performance/rehearsal. You can send us the link to a YouTube video, social media post, or attach the file to your email. For large files, it may be necessary to use WeTransfer or a similar service to send us the file.
The deadline to apply is: 23:59 on Sunday 25th October.
Funder
Our Young People’s Panel is supported by City Bridge Foundation, the funding arm of The City of London Corporation’s charity, Bridge House Estates (1035628)
Image credit: Performers at Windrush 75: Legacies event at the Migration Museum in Lewisham in 2023. Photo: Elzbieta Piekacz
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