Press coverage
View the latest press coverage of the Migration Museum by clicking on the links below. Please visit our Press release page to view and download our latest press releases.
For image and filming requests and all other media enquiries, please contact Matthew Plowright (matthew@migrationmuseum.org, +44 7585 117 924).
The Hindu – Saris, cardigans and the writing on the wall (15/07/2017)
‘What’s often overlooked is the reality of the migrant experience, steeped in ordinariness, and the cultural contributions that different diaspora groups have brought to the U.K. It’s this subject that the first exhibition by the Migration Museum, titled ‘100 Images of Migration’, seeks to show, especially in a post-Brexit country.
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Pacific Standard – The UK’s first migration museum wants to remind visitors of a not-so-distant past (11/07/2017)
‘In the wake of Brexit, a new museum is encouraging visitors to remember their country’s rich migration history.’
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Pune Mirror – Showcasing Ethnoscapes (09/07/2017)
‘The new Migration Museum in London may just put an end to Britain’s bloodline snobbery.’
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Museums Journal – Home and Away: How Museums are telling stories of migration (01/07/2017)
‘Museums are working hard to create a deeper understanding of migration.’ (Subscription required to read the article)
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Vice – The Refugee Who Smuggled Himself Out of Camps and into ‘Rocket Man’ (23/06/2017)
‘The incredible true story of 31-year-old Majid Adin, an Iranian refugee animator behind a viral music video for one of Elton John’s most classic jams.’
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Reuters Facebook Live – A history of migration (22/06/2017)
‘According to the UN Refugee Agency, more than the entire population of the UK was forcibly displaced at the end of 2016. We are Facebook Live from the Migration Museum Project speaking with Professor Sir Richard Evans on the history of migration.’
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Scroll India – Punjabi aunties to gypsies: London’s Migration Museum challenges the idea of Britishness (21/06/2017)
‘It tells the ‘under-represented story’ of migrants and how they have shaped the British identity.’
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de Volkskrant – Londen krijgt een permanent migratiemuseum (alleen nog even een plek vinden) (12/06/2017)
‘Over Hugenoten, Jamaicanen en Syriërs; een nieuw migratiemuseum in Londen. Nu alleen nog zoeken naar een permanente vestigingsplaats.’
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Positive News – New museum puts migration at the heart of Britain’s story (06/06/2017)
‘As migration sits at the centre of current debates concerning Britain’s identity and place in the world, the UK’s first dedicated museum about migration opens its doors.’
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France 2 TV – Après New York et Paris, Londres ouvre enfin son “musée des migrations” (19/05/2017)
Londres, capitale cosmopolite. Pourtant, le projet de “musée des migrations” se cherchait un toit depuis trois ans. Il vient d’investir les murs d’une ancienne caserne de pompiers, dans l’attente d’un emplacement définitif. Les migrations, un thème omniprésent dans l’espace public, que ce nouveau lieu culturel souhaite mettre en perspective, en retraçant l’histoire des immigrés et émigrés qui ont façonné la Grande-Bretagne.
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Global Citizen – People Are Sharing Their Stories at London’s New Migration Museum (17/05/2017)
‘For all the talk about “immigrants” and “foreigners,” the country has never had a real conversation about the role of migration in shaping Britain. That is set to change with the opening of the Migration Museum in London, a bold new addition to Britain’s cultural landscape that seeks to tell the story of how migration has shaped Britain across the ages.’
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The Economist – Putting the movement of people at the heart of British history (16/05/2017)
‘It has been a long time coming, but Britain is finally getting an institution that reflects the heritage of its entire people.’
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The Guardian – Why are the British so reluctant to recognise our migration history? (10/05/2017)
An op-ed written by our chair, Barbara Roche: ‘As immigration minister I visited the world’s migration museums and wondered why we had none. Finally we have one, and it couldn’t have come at a more important time.’
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BBC South East Today – Migration Museum (05/05/2017)
BBC South East Today ran a feature on our Migration Museum at The Workshop on its evening bulletin, with a particular focus on our Call Me By My Name exhibition. Click the link below to watch the video.
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Londonist – Have You Been To London’s New Museum Of Migration? (02/05/2017)
With national and international politics both drawing increasing attention to immigration, it’s the perfect time for London to get its own small museum dedicated to migration.
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Smithsonian – Museum of Migration Opens in London (02/05/2017)
‘The ambitious museum brings new perspective to a city shaped by immigrants.’
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Artnet – To Ease Tensions Around Migration, a New London Museum Presents Its Human Face (01/05/2017)
The new museum seeks to humanize the way people think about migration in the UK.
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CNN – Migration Museum at The Workshop featured on Amanpour show (28/04/2017)
The opening of our Migration Museum at The Workshop featured on Amanpour, CNN International’s flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
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Evening Standard – London’s Migration Museum: Telling the stories of those dreaming of a better life (26/04/2017)
‘A new London museum aims to go beyond the stereotypical views of refugees and migration usually found in the media, says Rosamund Urwin.’
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BBC News – New museum shows migration is ‘everyone’s’ story (26/04/2017)
From this week London gets a new Migration Museum. It’s starting out in a temporary home but the hope is that within a couple of years it will move to a permanent base. The director is a former immigration judge, who says almost all of us have a migration story somewhere in our family background.
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