3 November, 2023

Please note: The Migration Museum Leeds Pop-Up is now closed. Thank you to everyone who visited. We hope to be back in Leeds soon. In the meantime, you can keep in touch with us by signing up to our mailing list.
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Opening hours
Group visits
Family visits
School, college and university visits
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How to find us
The Migration Museum Leeds Pop-Up is based in Trinity Leeds, on G Floor (opposite Boots and close to the entrance from Bond Street and Albion Street).
Train and Bus: We are a 5-minute walk from Leeds train station and close to bus stops on Boar Lane and in City Square.
Bike: Trinity Leeds has a free bike park located at the nearest entrance to the Migration Museum Leeds Pop-Up on Albion Street. Open 8.30am–7.30pm daily.
Car: Trinity Leeds car park has 630 spaces, including 14 accessible parking bays, 13 electric charging bays and 8 bays for parents. Please note that the car park is card only. For a list of parking tariffs and charges, please visit the Trinity Leeds website.
Opening hours
Please note: The Migration Museum Leeds Pop-Up is now closed. Thank you to everyone who visited. We hope to be back in Leeds soon.
Admission: Free – no booking
Group visits
Please get in touch with us in advance if you are planning to bring a group to visit our pop-up museum by emailing us at info@migrationmuseum.org.
Family visits
The Migration Museum Leeds Pop Up is a welcoming space for families. We have created a family trail that you can use to explore the museum together with your children. Please ask a member of staff for the trail and more information when you arrive.
School, college and university visits
Due to the small size of our pop-up museum, we are not able to accommodate formal learning group visits. If you are a teacher or lecturer, please get in touch with our Learning Manager Liberty Melly to find out more about virtual sessions, teacher CPD and resources: liberty@migrationmuseum.org.
Accessibility
The Migration Museum Leeds Pop-Up is accessible for wheelchair users. If you have specific questions about access requirements, please contact us at info@migrationmuseum.org.
For more information, please email us at info@migrationmuseum.org.
31 October, 2023
The Migration Museum has been awarded Museum of Sanctuary status.
The Museums of Sanctuary initiative celebrates organisations who go above and beyond to welcome people seeking sanctuary into their communities and promote a culture of inclusion for all.
To be awarded this status, organisations must demonstrate an existing commitment to welcoming and supporting sanctuary seekers and then pledge to develop this even further over the next three years.
Announcing the award, Ashley Beckett, London Co-ordinator and Arts and Libraries Lead, said: “The Migration Museum has a history of championing stories of people on the move and how important they are to British society. It is a great honour to give them a Museum of Sanctuary Award for all the stories they have told and the work they continue to do to put people with lived experience of seeking sanctuary at the heart of their work.”
Mona Jamil, Museum Manager at the Migration Museum, said: “We are delighted to be recognised for our commitment to sanctuary seekers in Britain today. Through the themes we cover in our creative outputs, the partnerships we forge, and the people we work with, the Migration Museum has demonstrated an ongoing engagement with people seeking sanctuary. Our incredible team have worked on projects that platform and celebrate the experiences of sanctuary seekers, and we look forward to developing our activities following guidance from the City of Sanctuary UK awarding team.”
These recommendations included:
- More formalised training with all staff around some of the sensitivities of people with lived experience in seeking sanctuary.
- Using the Migration Network to foster best practices for museums and galleries in the Sanctuary Network.
- Sharing a toolkit for how to do effective co-production when planning programming and values for a museum and gallery.
Mona Jamil added: “We look forward to further developing our work and practice in line with these recommendations and to working closely with our fellow museums, galleries and organisations within the Sanctuary Network to further welcome and support people seeking sanctuary and promote a culture of inclusion for all.”
Find out more about City of Sanctuary UK and the Sanctuary Awards
25 September, 2023

PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for applications for this role has now passed and we are no longer accepting applications.
The Migration Museum is seeking a Freelance Engagement Lead to oversee our touring exhibition Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS in Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre from November 2023 until February 2024.
The role will involve helping to coordinate the launch event and supervising the exhibition and hosting diverse audiences 5 days a week, with support from the Migration Museum team on weekdays, as well as a Gallery Supervisor over the weekends.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a creative, self-directed and organised person who is passionate about delivering an important and timely exhibition for diverse audiences.
Key responsibilities:
- Public engagement – Taking the lead on supervising the Migration Museum’s space in Leeds, proactively engaging with visitors such that it is a welcoming place for all, including pre-organised and walk-up group visits. Become well versed with the exhibition content and technical aspects. Open up the museum at the beginning of the day and close it down at the end, ensuring that all lights and AV equipment are switched off. This might involve overseeing and coordinating placement students and volunteers.
- Support with event planning and delivery – there will be at least 2 events during the 3 months that the Migration Museum team will need support to deliver: the launch event on November 10th and a gathering of the Migration Network in February 2024.
- Shop and donations: Supervise the exhibition’s shop offer in Leeds, in collaboration with our Retail Manager in London. Encourage visitors to make purchases and donations where appropriate.
- Marketing and promotion – Supported by our marketing and communications team, you will help promote the exhibition via marketing materials and social media.
- Evaluation – Supported by our Director of Communications and Engagement, you will gather visitor evaluations to help us understand who we are reaching and their feedback on their experience.
This role is full time, Wednesdays to Sundays – and therefore requires availability and willingness to work weekends.
Please click here to view the full job description and person specification for this role
How to apply
To apply for this position, please e-mail a copy of your CV and a covering letter of no more than 800 words to info@migrationmuseum.org.
Please also complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. These monitoring forms will be stored and assessed separately and will not be linked to your application.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 8th October 2023, 23:59
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview online week commencing Monday 16th October 2023.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact info@migrationmuseum.org