Find out how we've refreshed our galleries and displays, and how we're going to keep you and our team safe, to give you the best experience of the Museum when we reopen on 17 May 2021.
Blog posts
- Blog category
- Hidden London
Aldwych - The end of the line
By Dave Olney, 12 February 2021, 2 minute readAs we launch a new virtual tour of Aldwych station, Dave Olney, lead Hidden London guide, gives you a taste of the station's history, from its opening in 1907 to its permanent closure in 1994, plus reveals the previously hidden parts of the station now accessible with our virtual tours.
- Blog category
- Welcome Aboard
Keeping our visitors and staff safe
By Geoff Rowe, 9 July 2020, 3 minute readWe are working hard to ensure that the Museum is safe for visitors and staff when we reopen in September. Find out more about the measures we are putting in place.
- Blog category
- Welcome Aboard
Preparation! Preparation! Preparation!
By Geoff Rowe, 28 May 2020, 2 minute readWhile the Museum remains closed, the team are not standing still. We've been cleaning and preparing every part of the Museum to get ready to welcome visitors again soon.
- Blog category
- Collections
District line: a history in maps
By Simon Murphy, 27 February 2019, 5 minute readThe District line is 150 years old! We are celebrating its past, present and future throughout 2019, as part of TfL’s District 150 celebrations. In this first blog installment, our curator Simon Murphy unravels the history of the District line through maps from our collection.
- Blog category
- Exhibitions
Introducing our new gallery, Digging Deeper
By Simon Murphy, 19 March 2018, 1 minute readSimon Murphy introduces our new Digging Deeper gallery, telling the tunnelling story of London's transport over the last 200 years.
- Blog category
- Collections
- Exhibitions
Digging Deeper - A New Discovery
By Simon Murphy, 26 September 2017, 2 minute readDiscover why a small item in our collection became more than just a model to display in our new Digging Deeper gallery, but an important piece of tunnelling history.