Blog posts
Museum Volunteer and Doctor of transport history Rudi Newman reveals the story of one of the few confirmed ‘hauntings’ on the Underground
Shari Royer, designer of the carnival headdress on display in our Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce exhibition, reveals the inextricable link between her love for Carnival and her career as a costume designer.
Go behind the scenes of our latest Poster Parade with Danyi Wei and Wenyi Shi, the former interns who worked with our curators to put together the display, showcasing the work of influential British designer Tom Eckersley.
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- Volunteers
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London Transport at War: Recruitment Posters from the First World War
By Nick Gill, , 3 minute readFind out how poster commisions by the the Underground Group contributed to recruitment propaganda at the beginning of the First World War, with Museum Depot volunteer Nick Gill.
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- Contemporary Curators
Women’s Safety and Welfare - A new collecting project
, 2 minute readAs part of a new collecting project documenting women’s safety and welfare on the transport network, we are hosting an event at the Museum on 23 May 2022 to discuss these issues across the heritage sector. Find out more in this blog by Documentary Curator, Rosamund West.
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- Contemporary Curators
'I helped open the Elizabeth line' - Documenting contemporary transport history
, 2 minute readDocumentary Curator Rosamund West shares her memories of the Elizabeth line trial operations day at Woolwich station.
Josh Burrell, Senior Press Officer at TfL, shares insights of his experience as a member of the Advisory Board behind our exhibition, Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce.
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- Volunteers
- Collections
The Art of the Poster - London Transport at War: Second World War
By Nick Gill, , 3 minute readA look at wartime posters commissioned by London Transport during the Second World War, with Museum Depot volunteer Nick Gill.