Museum exhibitions

Our exhibitions explore the Museum’s collections and show them in a new light.

Belongings

14 March - 29 April 2024

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In the UK, many people have migration as part of their family history. This dynamic is reflected within UAL where almost 50% of our students are described as ‘international’.  There is clear evidence of immigration's positive impact on the UK's cultural, social, and economic life. Yet, those from migrant or refugee backgrounds often face racism and discrimination against a backdrop of anti-immigration politics and a 'hostile environment' that fosters stigma and prejudice.

Belongings celebrates the contribution of migrants and refugees to British culture. Here we show work made by refugee artists and makers who have attended the College over the last century alongside new work by staff, students and recent graduates with migration in their family history. Together they advance a new experiential understanding of what it means to ‘belong’ in the context of global migration and illustrate the lasting value of the cultural contributions made by those who have moved to the UK.

Belongings has been co-created by Susan Aldworth, Sara David, Natalia Mesa Echavarria, Sarah-Jane Field, SilvinaMaestro, Julia Shutkevych, Michaelle St Vincent and Judy Willcocks with support from Central Saint Martin’s Creativity in Action Fund.

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