Blog posts
As 2023 draws to a close, Museum CEO, Elizabeth McKay takes us on a tour of her highlights of the year.
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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- 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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- 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.
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The Art of the Poster - London Transport at War: First World War
By Nick Gill, , 3 minute readMuseum Depot volunteer Nick Gill presents a selection of posters commissioned by the UERL during the First World War, in the first instalment in a series of blogs exploring wartime posters in our collection.
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- Museum Lates
Please Mind the Ghosts - Discover a new AR app at our Friday Late
, 3 minute readPatricia Lalla, Owner of Wolfskill Ltd and contributor at our Friday Late - Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce, talks about the personal and historic background of her Augmented Reality prototype app, Please Mind The Ghosts™, bringing to life characters of different eras and ethnicities, all connected to the Windrush story.
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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