We create spaces and host conversations that bring together people across the arts, design, research and policy making who share a sense of curiosity, want to do things differently with a common purpose. Our events are not just gatherings; they are moments for dialogue, creativity, and action that spark innovation, and build lasting connections.
The Beauty of Movement 2025: The Moving City
10.10.2025
This year, The Beauty of Movement promises to be more special than ever, hosted at the iconic Whitechapel Gallery on Thursday 6 November. We present 'The Moving City', an exploration of the metropolis as a crossroads for ideas, stories and people.
'All Other Passports' Exhibition: London Design Festival x LAGO x King's College London
03.09.2025
LAGO Collective & King’s College London mark the beginning of LDF25 with an exhibition in Bush House. Through visualisations and sonifications, designers Federica Fragapane & Tiziana Alocci give shape and sound to visa rejections and their costs.
In Transit: LAGO x In The Dark Radio
31.07.2025
Fatuma Khaireh, in association with In The Dark and LAGO Collective, is presenting an evening of radio documentaries, sound art, music and performance which will think deeply about how we move through the world. 4th September, Oxford House, London.
Global Cities and Borders with Oroko Radio and Somerset House
25.07.2025
At our event on global cities and borders we explored visa inequality, the diaspora and how to build alternative networks of mobility. Featuring Jinan Vyent, Amina Adebisi Odofin, Amanda Boachie, Nate Agbetu and Marta Foresti.
Beauty of Movement 2024 Edition: All Other Passports
18.11.2024
Event
LAGO is hosting an evening of celebrations during the London Migration Film Festival in collaboration with Moleskine Foundation and Phaidon Press. This year we explore how passports act as gateways to visit, perform, or travel - yet not for everyone.
'African Cities, Global Voices' - World Cities Culture Summit, Dubai
30.10.2024
Co-curated with the World Cities Culture Forum, Africa-Europe Mayors’ Dialogue (ODI GLOBAL), LAGO Collective & the Moleskine Foundation, this panel brought together city and cultural leaders to discuss the global influence of African creative cities.
Beauty of Movement 2023 Edition: Arts and Research for new Migration Narratives
02.06.2024
Event
Moving across borders is much more than just crossing them. The beauty of movement is the experience shared by many, the creativity, ideas and hopes of people making these journeys. Yet, too often this beauty remains an untold migration story.
A conversation at Milan Design Week 2022 between the mayors of Freetown, Yvonne Aki Sawyerr and Milan, Giuseppe Sala explaining why they work together on fashion/design and the importance of a partnership of equals between African and European cities
Creative brands and migration
Event at Milan Design Week with Moleskine Foundation and Highsnobiety discussing teh power of creative brands to change the world
A public event during Milan Design Week 2023 discussing how creative minds and talents contribute to social and economic changes in global cities.
An event at V&A Dundee exploring how information design is used to communicate stories and challenge myths. With Marta Foresti, Natalie Kane, Leonardo de Vasconcelos, John Burn-Murdoch and Federica Fragapane
Launched by Mayor Aki-Sawyerr a platform connecting Freetown based creatives with colleagues and investors in other African and European cities.
A discussion at ODI with Giuseppe Sala on his vision and priorities for the city of Milan and why international cooperation matters, in particular between African and European cities.
A day of events at Milan Design Week 2022 in collaboration with ODI, IKEA Foundation and IKEA Italy on the power of ideas, creativity and talent of people who move, by need or necessity.