With museums and galleries reopening let's celebrate two small but perfectly formed and radical museums in the borough of Lewisham, with a few photos from pre-lockdown period.
The Migration Museum
The Migration Museum in Lewisham Shopping Centre reopens on 19th May 2021.
I visited in that brief inter-lockdown window in Summer 2020 and saw The Singh Twins great artwork 'NHS v. Covid 19: fighting on two fronts' showing an 'an Asian nurse on horseback slaying the Covid-19 dragon' while highlighting 'Britain's historical dependency on people of BAME origin' and the 'labour and resources' of the 'colonised and exploited'
Angelica Dass's humanae is an ongoing attempt 'to document humanity's true colours' in terms of colour tones 'rather than the inaccurate labels... associated with race'
The Museum of Neoliberalism
The Museum of Neoliberalism is in Lee Green at16 Eltham Rd, London SE12 8TF. It remains closed, but hopes to reopen in July 2021, pandemic permitting.
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| 'The 1970s is a period known for cults, serial killers and the capitalist class becoming organised to defend its interests' |
Curated by Darren Cullen and Gavin Grindon it features some highly imaginative exhibits including a Grenfell Tower Cross Section...
...a bottle of Amazon worker's urine and a working model of an Amazon warehouse (sorry fulfilment centre)...
...as well as some interesting toys and games like this Hornby Standing Room Only Passengers set
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