‘The Migration Museum in Lambeth is currently occupying part of the former engine workshop for the London fire service. “Having this site has been totally transformative for us,” says director Sophie Henderson. “It has allowed us to prove the concept of what we’re doing, while we look for a permanent home.”’
“This exhibition is about the daily lives of the people who come here and it’s an opportunity for people to get to know more of those stories.”
Our Trustee Robert Winder was interviewed at the Migration Museum for the ITV Tonight documentary ‘Immigration: Who Do We Let In’? (available to view until December 14 2018).
“Room to Breathe is an acutely personal and immersive exhibition, drawing on the stories and objects donated to it by men and women who came to Britain over the years and made it their home. Some have been in Britain for decades while others are recent movers. Their accounts, hidden in cupboards, or on the back of food packets in a mock-up kitchen, tell stories that are diverse, evocative, sometimes poignant, painful and funny.”
