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Caribbean Journeys: a voyage of discovery for school children
, 2 minute readFind out more about our news school session for Key Stage 2, Caribbean Journeys, inspired by the themes and stories of our new exhibition, Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce
Jenney De Sousa, Brand Manager in TfL's Design team, talks about the Every Story Matters project, and the amazing Pride roundels celebrating London's LGBT+ community across the Underground network.
To mark National Apprencticeship Week 2022, our Learning Apprentice Georgia reveals what her last six months at the Museum have been like, and shares some words of advice for other young apprentices starting out their careers in the arts & heritage sector.
In January 2022, together with Musemio, we launched a virtual reality game for children, Secret Shelter Challenge: time-travel deep underground. In this blog, Musemio's CEO Olga Kravchenko tells all about the creative process behind this new exciting educational game.
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- Learning Programmes
- Young People's Skills Programme
Joe’s Busy Bus - A new school session taking kids back in time
, 2 minute readFind out all about our new session for Key Stage 1 students, exploring the story of Joe Clough, London's first Black bus driver, and those of other remarkable London Transport's workers.
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- Exhibitions
How we made our new exhibition Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce
By Laura Sleath, , 2 minute readFind out how we developed our exhibition, Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce, working closely with an Advisory Board made up of people of Caribbean heritage, in this blog by Senior Curator Laura Sleath.
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- Director's Blog
Director's Blog - Top things to look forward to in 2022
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute readMuseum Director Sam Mullins shares highlights of our programme for 2022, from a new exhibition and the return of our Friday Lates, to Hidden London in-person tours and the new seasons of Secrets of the London Underground and Hidden London Hangouts
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- Volunteers
- Collections
A brief history of the pocket Underground map
By Nick Gill, , 4 minute readFrom the first map produced by the UERL in 1908 to the revolutionary Harry Beck design and its modern iterations, enjoy a brief history of the Underground map by Museum volunteer Nick Gill.