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  1. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    A new spring in our step

    By Geoff Rowe, , 2 minute read

    Find out how we've refreshed our galleries and displays, and how we're going to keep you and our team safe, to give you the best experience of the Museum when we reopen on 17 May 2021.

    Two red buses and traffic light
  2. Blog category
    •  Director's Blog
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Director's Blog - Welcome aboard (again)!

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute read

    Our Director Sam Mullins reveals what's in store at the Museum when we reopen on 17 May 2021.

    Families in the Museum
  3. 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
  4. Blog category
    •  Contemporary Curators
    •  Collections

    A brief history of tran-sports!

    By Ellie Miles, , 1 minute read

    Did you know that London Underground has its own football league? And that London transport sports teams history dates back to the early twentieth century? Contemporary Curator Ellie Miles tells you more in this blog.

    Six football players wearing a blue kit standing in line in front of two red double decker buses
  5. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard
    •  Director's Blog

    Welcome back to London Transport Museum

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute read

    We are ready and excited to welcome back our visitors at last on 7 September 2020. Our Director reveals what to expect from your next visit of the Museum, as well as giving you tips on the best routes to enjoy spectacular London views on your way to Covent Garden.

    The front entrance of the Museum
  6. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Shaping the future (and making lemonade)

    By Elizabeth McKay, , 5 minute read

    As the arts & heritage sector still grapples with the aftermath of months in lockdown, new ways to engage with audiences have emerged. Our Chief Operating Officer looks at how London Transport Museum and other organisations around the world are paving the way for re-imagined live experience.

     A banner sign saying Welcome Aboard with a white train and red bus in the background
  7. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Staycation in Acton - Welcome back to our Museum Depot!

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute read

    Our Museum Director reveals what families can expect from our Depot family summer season.

    A collage of photos including underground maps, signs and trains, and two children on an orange background
  8. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Opening the Museum Depot for a new summer season

    By Fenella Goodhart, , 2 minute read

    We are getting ready to open the doors to our Museum Depot this summer. Find out what we have in store for our visitors.

    View of three historic trains, one yellow, one red and one white and green