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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about Hidden London tours?

    , 5 minute read

    Test your knowledge about our Hidden London tours! When you step into the past and explore behind the scenes of Underground sites, what makes each location different, and what can you expect to see?

    Statue of Sherlock Holmes in profile, wearing deerstalker hat and holding pipe
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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about the London Underground?

    , 5 minute read

    How much do you know about the history of the London Underground?

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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about the Elizabeth line?

    , 5 minute read

    How much do you know about the history of the Elizabeth line and its vital statistics, now that London's newest railway is open to the public?

    Elizabeth line route map
  4. Blog category
    •  Contemporary Curators

    Women’s Safety and Welfare - A new collecting project

    , 2 minute read

    As 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.

    Upskirting poster on display on a platform
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    •  Contemporary Curators

    'I helped open the Elizabeth line' - Documenting contemporary transport history

    , 2 minute read

    Documentary Curator Rosamund West shares her memories of the Elizabeth line trial operations day at Woolwich station.

    A tote bag with an Elizabeth line roundel sign
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    •  Guest blog
    •  Museum Lates

    Please Mind the Ghosts - Discover a new AR app at our Friday Late

    , 3 minute read

    Patricia 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.

    A display of Caribbean flags
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    •  Museum Lates

    Walking and Writing London

    , 2 minute read

    In this past year of closures, one thing that we've all been doing more of is walking around our local neighbourhoods. At our Museum After Dark event on 17 June 2021, journalist and writer Erica Buist will be collecting your thoughts and experiences to create a collective piece of writing. Find out more in this blog.

    Poster of three people walking up a hill
  8. Blog category
    •  Quiz

    Quiz: Can you identify the Tube map colours?

    , 5 minute read

    Can you tell the difference between Corporate Blue and Corporate Light Blue? Test your knowledge of the colours of the Tube lines with our ultimate colour quiz!

    Tube map with missing colours