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Acton Access Project: Work Experience and Community Engagement at the Museum Depot
, 5 minute readIn this blog, Arielle Murphy (the acting Communities Manager on the Learning team for the Acton Access project) reflects on the first round of the project’s community engagement work, and the impact that it has had on its participants.
Acton Access is a major new project for London Transport Museum, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In this blog, Henry Flynn (Senior Curator for Collections Management and curatorial lead on Acton Access) discusses more about the project, what it involves, and what its aims are.
Museum Volunteer and Doctor of transport history Rudi Newman reveals the story of one of the few confirmed ‘hauntings’ on the Underground
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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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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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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'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.
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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.