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Artistic Director at Migration Museum

About

I am passionate about creating the UK's missing museum. The Migration Museum will be a landmark institution opening in 2028 in the City of London. Migration is not a side note in British history; it is central to who we are now, who we might become, and how we understand ourselves in the world. Over the past decade, we have explored this essential story by bringing exhibitions into unexpected places such as shopping centres, high streets and train stations, reaching audiences far beyond traditional museum walls. As we prepare to open our permanent home, I am looking to collaborate with heritage organisations, creators and partners who share our belief that migration is everyone’s story. If you would like to be part of creating a museum for modern Britain that is innovative, inclusive and alive with stories (and full of JOY), I would love to connect.

Location

Greater London

Work experience

Artistic Director at Migration Museum, Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos, • Develop the creative vision for the museum, overseeing master planning, strategy and delivery of the permanent Migration Museum. Conceive and curate exhibitions exploring how migration has shaped who we are, as individuals and as a nation. Critically-acclaimed exhibitions include Call me by my name: Stories from Calais and beyond, No Turning Back: Seven Migration Moments that Changed Britain, Room to Breathe, Heart of the Nation, Departures: 400 Years of Emigration from Britain and Taking Care of Business • Develop creative partnerships with academics, artists and other heritage organisations • Manage teams of of creative producers and volunteer researchers to deliver exhibitions and projects •Winner of the Museums Association's Radical Changemaker Award 2020 and Best Temporary Exhibition at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024

Head of Creative Content at Migration Museum, Apr 2015 - Jun 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos, London Area, United Kingdom

Consultant at Yes Foundation, Apr 2014 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, • Creative content and communications head for nation-wide media and social change initiative. Helped scale up flagship youth filmmaking initiative from 2K to 50K participants within a year • Spearheaded social media strategy and designed interactive workshops on media and social change • Curated multi-city film festivals and managed strategic partnerships with event partners, including leading nonprofits & media such as CARE, HelpAge and CNN-IBN • Wrote impact assessment case studies based on interviews with 50 participants, directed short films on participants

Content Developer at Local Projects, May 2013 - Oct 2013 · 6 mos, New York City Metropolitan Area, Conducted content research, writing, production and editing for interactive media installations in museums and public spaces.

Creative Producer at Going to School, Mar 2010 - Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Greater Delhi Area, • Designed a multimedia entrepreneurial skills curriculum for government schools in India, which was implemented in 1,000 schools in partnership with Government of Bihar. • Writer and Creative Producer for movie and radio series that aired on STAR (India's largest TV network), Doordarshan and All India Radio. • Wrote a book series based on user research with 1,000+ children and entrepreneurs, conceptualized design and oversaw team of illustrators & graphic designers to create learning tools (storybooks, graphic novels, games, interactive products).

Public Programs Coordinator, Center for NYC Affairs at The New School, 2007 - 2009 · 2 yrs, New York City Metropolitan Area, • Planned and produced 25 panel discussions and speaker programs, each with 200-500 attendees • Project coordinator for Feet in 2 Worlds, a public radio initiative for immigrant journalists. Worked with Executive Producer to design and launch project blog and 2008 election podcast series • Produced web content, including videos and podcasts

Education

Bachelor's degree, Anthropology & WGSS, Yale University