'Journeys'
The exhibition looks at the responses from four crucial questions:
Why do people from other countries move to Scotland?
What would you say to welcome new people to Scotland?
What makes a place feel like home?
How can we make newcomers feel more at home in Scotland?
These questions have come out of a four-year research project between Swansea University and the University of Glasgow entitled Social Support and Migration in Scotland (SSAMIS). Researchers worked with more than 200 people from Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union who have come to Scotland, asking what brought them here and what makes them feel settled, especially in terms of language, employment, culture, friendships, and a sense of belonging.
The exhibition gives the migrant participants a voice, and an opportunity to tell us what is important to them. It contains portraits, maps, a film, and a special collection of ‘objects from home’ on loan from project participants. Most of the artwork was produced in a community café entitled Make It Happen Peterhead during the summer, and this is complemented by migration-themed objects from the collections of Aberdeenshire Council Museums.
Claire Needler, Research Assistant on the SSAMIS project at Swansea University said:
"We have worked with people who are new to the area, as well as people who have lived here all their lives, exploring universal themes of everyday life, working to build a sense of community, and getting to know ourselves and our neighbours better. It has been great to work in partnership with local community organisations like Modo, as well as the Arbuthnot Museum to explore migration in the north east of Scotland."
Opening Times:
Mon,Tues, Thurs & Fri 10.00 am- 12.30 pm & 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm.
Sat 10.00 am - 12.30 pm & 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm
Closed Wednesday, Sunday and Public Holidays