Migration Sounds

What are the sounds of migration?

More than 100 amazing recordings of the lived experience of migration from all over the world have been collected, recomposed and reimagined into a brand-new collection of compositions. The Migration Sounds project offers a unique way to explore and understand human migration and settlement through field recordings and the artistic responses to those sounds. 

As part of the 2024 ESRC Festival of Social Science, young people and their families were invited to hear the first large-scale public exploration of the sounds of migration amplified in the historic Pitt Rivers Museum. 

You can now explore the first ever global collection of the sounds of human migration, using sound to reframe and reimagine conversations around migration on the Migration Sounds project website.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science

Children's cartoon representation of a society, showing transport systems, renewable energies, buildings, and young people with binoculars. Sign reads 'Exploring society together'