Essential Information
| Type | Events and festivals |
|---|---|
| Location |
In Greenwich
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| Date and Times | 16-22 June 2025 | See page for details |
| Prices | Free |
This Refugee Week, explore the rich stories of migration within Royal Museums Greenwich's collection. Find out about the complex issues that migrants face today and celebrate the culture and heritage of communities that have migrated to London.
Royal Museums Greenwich is taking part in Refugee Week to recognise and understand the difficulties for refugees, and look at the need for compassion, not just to ourselves but to all our human neighbours and our one shared home, planet Earth.
2025 event programme
What’s On
Collections and connections
Find more stories, projects and videos related to migration and belonging at the National Maritime Museum
Where paths cross: a history of migration told through museum objects
From maps and mementos to art and commemoration, discover surprising migration stories found in the National Maritime Museum's collection
Migration, Heritage and Belonging Project
Funded by Esmee Fairbairn, the Migration, Heritage and Belonging Project explores the migration-related collections of three museums spanning the South West of England to East Anglia
A closer look at Ship of Fools by Kehinde Wiley
From perilous refugee crossings to black history and identity, explore the different meanings contained in artist Kehinde Wiley's work
Refugee Narrative Maps
A series of maps by artist Djordje Balmazovic were recently acquired by Royal Museums Greenwich
The making of The Sea Deity with Action for Refugees Lewisham
Artist Eve Shepherd looks back on the creation of a new sculpture for the National Maritime Museum, made in collaboration with Action for Refugees Lewisham.
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Discover epic stories of exploration and endeavour that have shaped our world today
Main image: Crossing Border by Shorsh Saleh, acquired by Royal Museums Greenwich