Venue Hire - Exhibition & Events Space

Hold a unique event at the Migration Museum with up to 250 people. 

What we offer:

Use of our Exhibition Space

A beautiful setting featuring our latest exhibition Taking Care of Business: Entrepreneurs and the Making of Britain. It is immersive and moving, featuring many stories from migrants who have built their businesses in the UK.

Set up to emulate a street, our venue features 7 semi-enclosed areas which focus on different aspects of the exhibition, and make the environment feel warm and welcoming. They also work exceptionally well as break-out spaces for groups or up to 15 people.  These can be set up with tables and chairs as required. They are:

• Takeaway
• Homeware
• Cafe
  
• Cornershop
• Hairdressers
• Tech
• Nightlife

Use of our unique Events Space

A large, light and airy space, with one wall featuring the installation Humanae by Angélica Dass - an incredible photographic artwork that matches skin colour to pantone shades. 

• Tables and chairs to accommodate up to 80 people in conference arrangement, 40 people cabaret style, or 30 people in a workshop circle arrangement. 
• Sofas for breakout/coffee area
• Stage set-up
• Wifi access
• Use of freestanding screen and projector

Catering

We can provide snacks, refreshments, tea, coffee and evening drinks. If you require lunch we can also recommend and facilitate some excellent local catering options from migrant entrepreneurs. Or if you would like to organise your own catering, that's fine too.

Add-ons

Let us know if you would like to add a private tour or migration/ice-breaker workshop with our experienced team. We'd love to share some of our migration stories with you.  

Availability

The Migration Museum is available to hire on: 

• Monday 9am - 7.30pm
• Tuesday 9am - 7.30pm
• Wednesday-Friday 5pm - 7.30pm

Location

Located in Lewisham Shopping Centre we are very well connected with the rest of London and the South East. There is ample parking in the shopping centre car park and direct trains from London Bridge and London Victoria. We're just 30 minutes from London City Airport.  

If travelling by train we are: 

• 4 mins from New Cross
• 7 minutes from London Bridge
• 15 minutes from Canary Wharf
• 20 minutes from Orpington
• 25 mins from Stratford
• 40 minutes from Sevenoaks

The next step

Please contact us and we'll be in touch to plan your time to make sure that things run smoothly and your team has the best experience. We look forward to welcoming you.