The London Assembly has called on the mayor and deputy mayor for culture and creative industries to explore public funding options for the Migration Museum, which plans to move to a new permanent location in the city of London.
“It was a surreal experience,” Hui said of installing the work, which she describes as “a love letter” to Chinese takeaways. “I would never have thought to see my story in a museum. I just wanted to document the almost thankless job of working in an immigrant-owned hospitality business.” These beloved local restaurants in rural white areas are “often people’s introduction to a different cuisine, the building blocks for their palates to explore new things,” Hui added. Yet, “we don’t often get to see them as having any cultural importance.”
Over the years the museum has become entwined with Lewisham’s community, incorporating schools, youth groups, organisations and locals into its work and offering a space for residents to meet and spend their time. The Migration Museum will move to Square Mile in 2027, but before then, its South London base has some exciting events left up its sleeve.
Shafi Musaddique visits the Migration Museum to explore its latest exhibition aiming to provide a di!erent lens on how immigration, and emigration, has shaped the country – and how it has been a consistent feature of the need for human development
