ABSTRACT
The recent influx of migrants in Western Europe has made headlines and sparked debates. Museums have largely been ignored in these news reports or debates, with some notable exceptions, particularly museums in Berlin, Germany. The New Museology and the multiple documents promote diversity, and immigration is a key component of diversity. Previous academic publications on museums and immigration have focused primarily on issues of representation of immigrants, as well as issues of collecting and interpreting artifacts and collections related to these groups. The expanding literature on museums, social responsibility and inclusion should also be acknowledged. This chapter defines immigrants as foreign-born persons who have immigrated to a host country and did not have that country's citizenship at birth. Following the concept of 'multiple co-existence', interviews were carried out with the multiplicity of actors who played a part in the selected programs and who co-existed in the space of the museum.
