Blog

Poster Art Commissioner for Transport for London and London Transport Museum Michael Walton looks at the history of commissioning art posters for the Underground since 1908.

In this blog Andy De Santis – Vice Chair of OUTbound , TfL’s LGBT+ Staff Network – shares with us how London transport has shaped his relationships and experiences.

The District line is 150 years old! We are celebrating its past, present and future throughout 2019, as part of TfL’s District 150 celebrations. In this first blog installment, our curator Simon Murphy unravels the history of the District line through maps from our collection.

Ellie Miles takes a look at some of the stories that were submitted as part of the Where are all the Women project

Susanna Cordner reveals what attracted her to to her role as a Documentary Curator at London Transport Museum, and introduces her latest collecting project, LGBT+ Linking Lives.

Artist Julia Allum, winner of the Silver Award in 2017 Prize for Illustration, reveals how she brought London stories to life in her stunning promotional image for this year’s Poster Prize for Illustration exhibition.

Georgia Morley introduces the Celebrating Britain's Transport Textile project, exploring the use of moquette on the transport system since the 1920s

Katariina Mauranen explores our ambitious project to restore three Q stock cars into operational condition and the history of these unique trains