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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
  2. Blog category
    •  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?

  3. Blog category
    •  Young People's Skills Programme

    Introducing our new Young Freelancers (2022-2023)

    , 2 minute read

    Meet our new cohort of Young Freelancers, joining our team for a year as part of our Young People's Skills Programme.

    Seven people laughing while posing outside the Museum Depot
  4. Blog category
    •  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
  5. Blog category
    •  Young People's Skills Programme

    West Side Story – Marking the fifth anniversary of Grenfell

    , 2 minute read

    To 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.

    People standing on the platform at Ladbroke Grove station
  6. 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
  7. Blog category
    •  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
  8. Blog category
    •  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.

    Person in 1930s clothes sitting in a vintage carriage