Blog posts
We are launching a new blog series, Welcome Aboard, to keep you updated on how the Museum team are doing during lockdown. In the first instalment, our Director Sam Mullins visits the sleeping Museum for the first time in two months.
London Transport Museum has stood proudly in the Covent Garden Piazza since it was open on 28 March 1980. Over the past four decades Covent Garden has been transformed into a vibrant quarter of London, with the Museum contributing to the distinct personality of the area.
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- Director's Blog
Exploring the past and shaping the future
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 3 minute readOur Director reveals what we have in store for our visitors in 2020.
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- Director's Blog
- Hidden London
Uncovering Hidden London
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 3 minute readIn this blog, our Director talks all things Hidden London, from the new immersive exhibition at the Museum and a brand new illustrated book, to the popular Hidden London tours of disused stations across the transport network.
Our Director, Sam Mullins, takes a look at what's coming up in 2019
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- Collections
Our Q stock story – Restoring three rare 1930s Underground train cars
By Katariina Mauranen, , 3 minute readKatariina Mauranen explores our ambitious project to restore three Q stock cars into operational condition and the history of these unique trains
Our Director San Mullins remembers Bryan Avery, the architect who led the design team for the extension and refurbishment of the Museum in November 2007.
Our Museum Director shares updates of a visit to the Somme to plan out the route for our First World War ‘Battle Bus’ (B2737), which will be revisiting for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme in 2017.