Anna Lewis

✨Our new season of exhibitions opens tomorrow!✨ Last night, we had an amazing time welcoming friends and contributors for a first look – here's a snapshot of the evening... Special thanks to our distinguished friend @reetacbbc for her inspiring speech and to Lewisham's very own legend @EvewrightStudio, who brought the energy and captivated the crowd. Heartfelt thanks to our amazing community curators Amalia Yonaki and Tunu Brown for introducing our first ever exhibition in our new community space, featuring artists with a deep connection to Lewisham... And to visual artist & poet Sophie Herxheimer for hosting an incredible interactive art session – her deep conversations were truly something special. 💜✨🖌️ A huge thank you to all our contributors and artists who made the event special, and of course to our amazing volunteers, supporters, and funders g @ace_national @ace_london @TheLinburyTrust #LinburyTrustSupported @KusumaTrustUK and @drmartens - your support makes everything possible. We couldn’t do it without you! 🏛️🌍 All Our Stories: Migration and the Making of Britain, our new major exhibition, and Inside/Outside: And All In Between, our first ever community curated exhibition. Open 12 September. Free entry | No booking required |🔗Learn more here: bit.ly/3cjpp76

We are recruiting new trustees for the @migratefulUK board. Especially those with experience in: finance, HR, IT, digital marketing, and growth/replication. Please RT and share. Application deadline May 9th. Informal info session April 26 online. careers-page.com/migrateful/job…

And finally... winner of the People's Choice Award as voted by Conference attendees... @MigrationUK for their superb Migrant Makers Market range. Congratulations to all our winners! #CulturalEnterprisesAwards #sustainingculture

This is such brilliant news - so excited for the whole Migration Museum community!

⚡️⚡️Brilliant opportunity here for someone creative, entrepreneurial and wanting to work for a great cause. Become the Retail Manager at the Migration Museum. Please share! #artjobs #museumjobs #ecommercejobs #RetailJobs

Are you interested in joining the Migration Museum team? We're hiring a Senior Integrated Marketing Manager. Find out more and download the job pack here bit.ly/38oNuHE Deadline Monday 6th June

Our new exhibition Taking Care of Business opens tomorrow! We had a brilliant time welcoming friends & contributors for a first look this week. Here's a snapshot of the evening. Special thanks @RajeshAgrawal @BabitaTV @levirootsmusic for inspiring (and amusing) speeches! #TCoB 💼

Great to be seeing so much interest in our competition. We launched in an assembly @HolbeachPrimary on Friday and with hundreds of year 7, 8 and 9's @SedgehillAcad this morning. We're working to get every school in Lewisham involved. Please tag and share: migrationmuseum.org/movingstoriesl…

Taking Care of Business our brand new exhibition is opening on Sat 9 April. No booking required, entry is free AND it's suitable for all ages 7+. A fun family trip out for all 🥳 #TCoB

Entrepreneurship has always been at the heart of the immigrant experience. For many, starting a business is the only way to survive in a new land, whilst others arrive with an idea, a dream and a plan #TakingCareofBusiness #TCOB #migration #AllOurStories

If you’re able to please consider donating to @decappeal Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal & other appeals providing support to displaced people globally bit.ly/DECUkraineAppe… We urge the UK gov to do all it can to provide sanctuary & support for all displaced by this crisis & others

Our thoughts are with everyone who has been displaced & whose lives have been turned upside down by this ongoing, heartbreaking situation for everyone in & with connections to #Ukraine #UkraineAppeal #StandWithUkraine #RefugeesWelcome

Does anyone I know have a family story/connection to a Burton Suit (particularly following WW2)? It is for our next exhibition @MigrationUK...please help with RT or tag

Recently, I asked #Government if they will meet with me and @MigrationUK to discuss enhancing our Migration Museum's place and its funding. #Migration #HouseofLords

It’s #MuseumShopSunday & you can now enjoy, share & support our work if you can’t visit the Migration Museum in #Lewisham with our new online shop! Every product tells a #migrationstory or lets you tell yours bit.ly/3CRLWz7 Get 10% off with code: MSHOP10 #GiftShopSunday

Izzy shares her repat story with us & @hannah_ajala as part of our #DeparturesMM exhibition, exploring 400 years of British #emigration. Visit us @Lewishamcentre to discover more British #repat stories #AllOurStories #Ghana #travel #migration #PeopleStories #ahomefromhome

British emigration is one of the largest movements of people in modern #history. But this story is rarely told. Who are the millions who left and why did they go? Our #DeparturesMM exhibition explores 400 years of #British emigration. Visit us and discover more #AllOurStories

Want to try an Ohbot or Picoh for free in your classroom? We are offering free trials of our bots, check out ohbot.co.uk/freetrial.html for more information!

Watch Ilika’s animated story about finding home away from home in the Dinning Room of our #RoomToBreathe exhibition. Explore more #SouthAsian stories & share yours at our home in @Lewishamcentre #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #AllOurStories #migration #peoplestories #food