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65 Crutched Friars, EC3N 2ES
Join us for a one-hour walking tour of the City of London, starting at the site of the Migration Museums future home. Find out about our 12-year journey to build Britain’s missing museum, our exciting plans for our permanent home, and discover some of the rich migration histories that surround the site.
Aldgate, Aldgate East, Bank, Monument, Tower Gateway, Tower Hill
Fenchurch Street
The Migration Museum explores how the movement of people to and from the UK across the ages has shaped who we are – as individuals, as communities, and as nations. Migration is a pressing contemporary issue and is at the centre of polarised political and online debate. But there’s an underlying story of comings and goings stretching back many centuries. And this story goes to the heart of who we are today.
The UK has thousands of museums, but unlike many other countries, from Australia to France, Brazil to the USA, we don’t have a permanent Migration Museum. The time is right for a highly relevant, accessible permanent visitor attraction that shines a light on who we are, where we come from and where we are going.
This is your opportunity to see the literal foundations of Britain's first permanent Migration Museum and hear about its journey - from a project conceived over a decade ago, working in a range of locations, its first home in a London Fire Brigade workshop in Lambeth, to its longest temporary home in Lewisham Shopping Centre.
Discover how the team have developed an award-winning approach to exhibitions and museum education. A new type of museum that is innovative and inspiring, a space that welcomes everyone, and tells All Our Stories.
The Migration Museum's permanent home is being developed by Dominus in partnership with the award-winning architects at 3XN,
They are developing 782 student homes within an inclusive and community-centric destination, with a new pocket park, and a public roof terrace alongside a new permanent home for the Migration Museum in a three-floor 30,000sq ft space.
The site received planning permission in February 2023, with demolition commencing later that year. The development is due to finish in 2027 with the museum set to open in 2027/8.
For the group to gain access to the site everybody must wear the hard hats and footwear provided.
We will be asking all attendees to give us their shoe sizes prior to the tour.
Because the tour is on a building site, access is limited. Please be aware that this may not be suitable for those with mobility issues or who use a wheelchair.
