Blog posts
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.
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- Young People's Skills Programme
Introducing our new Young Freelancers (2022-2023)
, 2 minute readMeet our new cohort of Young Freelancers, joining our team for a year as part of our Young People's Skills Programme.
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- Young People's Skills Programme
West Side Story – Marking the fifth anniversary of Grenfell
, 2 minute readTo mark the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, young residents who lost friends in the disaster have produced a charity single called ‘West Side Story’, with the support of the non-profit organisation One Vibe. Our current Khadija Saye Photography Fellow, Hannah Daisy, photographed the launch event on 6 May 2022. Find out more.
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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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- Learning Programmes
- Young People's Skills Programme
Early Explorer Mornings for schools are back!
Find out what goes on at our Early Explorer Mornings designed for schools and familie with SEND.
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- Young People's Skills Programme
Our Journey To The (Museum Futures) Summit
, 2 minute readYoung Freelancers Feyi and Lei let us in behind the scenes of their contribution to the Museum Futures Summit, an online event hosted by the British Museum to explore paid entry-level training programmes that increase the diversity and accessibility of the cultural sector.