Dazed – How migrants made the NHS (30/06/2023)
The Migration Museum’s new touring exhibition Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS tells the story of migrant healthcare workers in Britain
Press coverage
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BBC Radio Leicester – Ben Jackson’s Afternoon Show (27/06/2023)
Aditi Anand, the Migration Museum’s Artistic Director, was a guest on Ben Jackson’s afternoon show on BBC Radio Leicester talking about Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS
ReadEastern Eye – NHS anniversary tour exhibition celebrates contributions of migrants (27/06/2023)
The Migration Museum is set to launch “Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS,” a national touring exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service (NHS).
ReadThe Guardian – Exhibition celebrates untold stories of Filipino nurses in NHS (25/06/2023)
‘Long ignored’ but crucial workers honoured in touring show marking 75 years of the health service.
ReadThe Guardian – The Guardian view on Windrush at 75: joy and pain (23/06/2023)
Immigration is part of Britain’s past and should be remembered. Earlier this year a home was found in the City of London for a Migration Museum, marking the end of a 10-year search.
ReadIt’s Nice That – Migration Museum film highlights essential role of migrant workers in NHS (20/06/2023)
As the NHS turns 75, the Migration Museum teams with director Emmanuel Sugo for Speak, featuring the perspectives of seven first and second-generation migrant NHS workers.
Londonist – 10 Things To Do And See At The London Festival Of Architecture 2023 (25/05/2023)
Get stuck into creative workshops and discover stories of Lewisham’s vibrant and culturally diverse communities at The Places That Make Us, a free day of fun at the Migration Museum. Help make memory maps with artist Kim Chin, see a film about the borough’s self-build movement, and learn all about Mr Pink’s legendary house.
ReadSouth London Press – The Migration Museum exhibits new installation as part of Windrush anniversary celebrations (08/04/2023)
The Migration Museum in Lewisham is exhibiting a new installation by multi-disciplinary artist, Evewright, as part of Windrush 75th anniversary celebrations.
ReadBBC Radio London – The Robert Elms show (07/04/2023)
Artist EVEWRIGHT was a guest on the Robert Elms show talking about his new installation Lewisham: About Face, on display at the Migration Museum.
ReadBig Issue – Migration hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons. What if a museum could fix that? (19/03/2023)
The ongoing row over the government’s Illegal Immigration Bill has generated a lot of headlines but precious little reflection. How well do we understand our history of migration, and the country’s treatment of those coming to these shores? A museum dedicated to that story might have the answer.
ReadCorriere Della Sera – L’aiuto degli immigrati e l’Inghilterra smemorata (18/03/2023)
Corriere Della Sera’s editor-in-chief Beppe Severgnini on visiting the Migration Museum and our Taking Care of Business exhibition (in Italian).
ReadEast London Lines – Lewisham’s Migration Museum celebrates Ireland on St Patrick’s Day (17/03/2023)
The Migration Museum in Lewisham celebrated St Patrick’s Day by taking visitors on a story-telling tour of the museum.
ReadArch Daily – 3XN Designs New Migration Museum in Central London (28/02/2023)
3XN, a Copenhagen-based studio centered around cultural architecture, has just received the green light from the planning committee for their design of the new Migration Museum.
ReadMuseums Journal – Migration Museum secures permanent home in City of London (24/02/2023)
Purpose-built space for first UK museum dedicated to the movement of people
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City AM – Migration Museum gets new home in Square Mile as refugee developer stumps up 60-years rent-free space (22/02/2023)
A multi-million pound development in the Square Mile will give a new home to the Migration Museum and provide hundreds of affordable apartments.
ReadArchitects’ Journal – 3XN wins approval for student tower and new migration museum in CityArchitects’ Journal (22/02/2023)
The Migration Museum, currently based in Lewisham in south-east London, will take up 3,100m² over three floors. Developer Dominus, the scheme’s backer, said it would provide the space free of rent and service charges for the first 60 years.
ReadTime Out – The Migration Museum is getting a permanent home in the City of London (22/02/2023)
A multi-million-pound plan has been approved to build the museum a dedicated space
South London Press – Migration Museum to relocate from Lewisham to new City of London home (21/02/2023)
The Migration Museum has been given the green light for a permanent home in the City of London.
ReadBBC News – Museum of migration to move permanently to City of London (21/02/2023)
A multi-million-pound plan has been approved to build the museum a dedicated space
ReadEvening Standard – City of London backs multi-million pound plan for Migration Museum in heart of capital (21/02/2023)
A multi-million pound plan to build a new home for the Migration Museum in the heart of the City has been approved.
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