The Migration Museum’s new venue in Lewisham featured in Museums + Heritage Advisor’s list of top 2020 museum openings.

‘The Migration Museum tells the story of the movement of people — and that means the story of Britain’s Jews. Last weekend it held a day of talks and workshops, including Rob Rinder speaking on his experiences, and advice researching your own family.’

‘Who do you think you are? As the BBC show has taught us there is a growing desire to find out where we come from and to uncover the stories of the ancestors that brought us here. And now you don’t have to be a celebrity to find out.’

‘Learn how to delve into your roots at the Migration Museum’s Family History Day. It’s for anyone who wants to trace their family tree, with a chance to pick up tips and advice on your research from experts, whether you’re new to genealogy, or have hit a wall with your current research and don’t know how to proceed.’

The Observer‘s critics selected our Family History Day as one of the cultural highlights for the week ahead in The New Review. Full page view here.

‘Unlock your family’s story and explore interactive installations through a range of activities and talks.’

‘Lambeth’s Migration Museum is inviting teams from across the borough to compete in a free football and basketball tournament next week.’

We featured in an article about museums working with refugees and migrants and exploring migration themes in MuseumNext.

Alaraby TV reported on Borderless, the group show featuring all of the artists who took up residence in the art studio in our Room to Breathe exhibition. The feature included interviews with participating artists and a live interview with its curator and our curator in residence, Dima Karout. (Please note that this video is in Arabic – no English subtitles)

Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories featured in Foodism magazine.

‘There’ll be spoken word performances and appearances from actual Windrush elders at this day of activities which coincides with the Migration Museum’s new audiovisual exhibition, ‘Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories’. The exhibition sees the museum café morph into a Caribbean takeaway, telling inspiring Windrush stories. ‘

‘The wonderful Migration Museum, dedicated to telling the stories of people who have travelled to Britain over the centuries, is opening after hours for this late. See performances by Qisetna – a non-political platform preserving the cultural heritage of Syria – and chow down on bites by Migrateful, a charity helping refugees and asylum seekers gain cookery skills.’

Our No Direction Home stand-up comedy night was featured in Londonist’s list of things to try for Refugee Week 2019.

Brixton Blog features Caribbean Takeaway Takeover, a pop-up art and sound exhibition about the stories of Windrush Generation elders in our Breathing Space Café that runs until 30 June 2019.

The Migration Museum and our director Sophie Henderson featured in an article by Patrick Kelly on how museums and galleries are acknowledging the huge impact of migration.

Our East London and the City Migration Walking Tour was featured as one of the highlights of the London Festival of Architecture 2019 by Arts & Collections.

“Here at Room to Breathe, stories aren’t just shared, they’re lived. Each space is incredibly inviting you’ll have a hard time leaving, and even when you do, the memories of this magnificent exhibition are likely to stay with you.”

‘An art and sound installation created from the stories of the Windrush Generation is opening at the Migration Museum in Vauxhall next month.’

A review of Chris Steele-Perkins’ The New Londoners exhibition, on display at the Migration Museum from 5 April until 26 May 2019.

An article in Pensions&Investments on Allianz Global Investors’ sponsorship of our Migrants Mean Business series.