The Reflections Room

Here, the human experience takes centre stage, breathing life into the stories that shaped the city.

More than just a display, this is a space of empathy and connection, where the museum’s collection and the building itself resonate with the untold narratives of people who’ve walked London’s streets.

If our collection is the body of the museum, this space is its soul. Come and explore the raw, vivid and deeply human stories that shape our shared history.

The gallery is a rotating space and the first artist to be featured is Zak Ové with Exodus – an installation that reflects on today’s debate around migration.

In Exodus, artist Zak Ové explores migration through the present lens, highlighting the history and challenges of major population movements over time.

The installation echoes a gridlocked cityscape, where colourful toy cars, lorries and human figurines mingle with elephants, giraffes and other wildlife towering over traffic. It all rests on Castrol oil drums, as a nod to business and finance in the modern world.