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MuseumNext – What Happens When a Museum Gives Away Power (27/05/2025)

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.

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CapX – Beware of easy answers on the history of immigration (18/11/2024)

Sunder Katwala: ‘I was reflecting on the story of Ellis Island in giving the Migration Museum’s annual lecture last week. The Migration Museum describes itself as ‘Britain’s missing museum’, since there is no permanent, dedicated museum on the topic in this country. It is currently engaging public audiences in its latest temporary home in Lewisham shopping centre, on its own journey to a landmark permanent home in the City from 2027.’

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Artnet – A Suite of Exhibitions Respond to the U.K.’s Anti-Immigration Riots (12/11/2024)

“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.”

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