As we prepare to open our new permanent home in the City of London, we’re recruiting 30 community-minded individuals to shape the future of the Migration Museum – including what stories we collect, what events we run, and how our spaces look and feel.

This project has three key strands

• Migration Stories – training members to document and preserve migration stories from their communities, to form part of our collection.
• Events – developing an events strategy and experimenting with a co-produced programme of events.
• Permanent Home – shaping our visitor experience strategy, food and drink offer, and spatial design of the permanent home.

Who we’re looking for

This opportunity is open to anyone who has a connection to Lewisham, Tower Hamlets, or the City of London through living, studying, working or organising locally.

You don’t need to be a museum professional. We’re looking for people who are:

• Community-minded
• Passionate about representation and inclusion
• Interested in shaping a national museum that reflects all our stories
• From a wide range of backgrounds, ages, and lived experiences

Previous People’s Panel members from our Lewisham pilot project are encouraged to apply – but so are people who’ve never worked with us before.

Payment

Panel members will receive:

• £50 per workshop (via invoice, bank transfer or voucher)
• £15 per hour for approved work outside of workshops, including story collection and events co-production

Please note: people seeking asylum are invited to join the People’s Panel. We welcome discussions on how reimbursement can be structured to meet all regulatory requirements.

Key Dates

Apply by 23:59 on 12 January 2026.

Required induction sessions:

• Saturday 7 February 2026
• Saturday 28 February 2026

Workshops for individual strands run throughout 2026, with additional activities in 2027.

Apply Now

👉 You can apply using the form here 

Please click here to download the full recruitment pack.

Questions?

Feel free to email us!
Mona Jamil – Head of Civic Engagement mona@migrationmuseum.org 
Harriet Costello – Public Engagement Manager harriet@migrationmuseum.org 

Please note: our team will not be monitoring emails between 18 December 2025 and 5 January 2026.