The importance of museums as sites of meetings and development of projects that involve migrants, is highlighted by a UNESCO-IOM initiative. In the context of the current influx of refugees and the changing political climate, there are plans for establishing a democracy- and migration museum in Sweden.
Closely related to the national integration aim of strengthening the intercultural dialogue between the third-country nationals and the local society, this project aims at producing, testing and disseminating knowledge relevant to the improvement of the Swedish museums’ integration work. Special attention is given to the methods of collaboration between museums, civil society and migrants.
The project will involve refugees and reach out to a number of actors in the museum-, cultural- and civil society sector, by the means of a conference, publications, a course, and an educational material package.