Kavita Puri writes in BBC History Magazine about the Migration Museum’s journey to date, our future plans for a Permanent Home in the City of London and the role we can play.
You might think museums are in the business of collecting objects. Or maybe telling stories. But what if their most radical function—especially in a divided society—is to give people power?
That’s exactly what the Migration Museum in London is trying to do. And it turns out, when you hand over control of decision-making, exhibitions, and even values to the community… you get better museums.
By providing £0.5 million in funding over the next three years, the Portal Trust will help the Migration Museum establish Britain’s first permanent museum dedicated to exploring how migration has shaped who we are – as individuals, communities and nations.
The Portal Trust has become an inaugural donor of the UK’s first permanent Migration Museum in the City of London.
The Portal Trust will provide £0.5 million in funding over the next three years to help the Migration Museum establish Britain’s first permanent museum dedicated to exploring how migration has shaped who we are – as individuals, communities and nations.
