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  1. Blog category
    •  Young People's Skills Programme
    •  Learning Programmes

    Engineering Change - Environmental warriors in the making

    , 3 minute read

    How can children become aware of environmental issues through exploring the history of transport? The children of Wembley Primary School have a lot to say about it, and we should be listening. Read more in this blog by Young Freelancer, Daisy Howarth.

    Hands of a school pupil taking notes on the image of a vintage poster from the museum's collection
  2. Blog category
    •  Learning Programmes
    •  Collections

    Independent Woman: The life and work of Dorothy Burroughes

    , 2 minute read

    Read about artist Dorothy Burroughes, who designed posters for London Transport in the 1920s, and get inspired to take part in Children's Art Week, from 28 June to 1 July 2021, and design your own poster with your family.

    Poster depicting a monkey with the words For the Zoo in the bottom
  3. Blog category
    •  Posters
    •  Collections

    London by Design - Five iconic posters from the Museum's collection

    By Nick Gill, , 2 minute read

    Nick Gill, Art and poster store volunteer guide at the Museum Depot, presents a selection of iconic posters from the collection that reflect the great tradition of London Transport's poster art commissioning.

     The Tate Gallery by Tube, by David Booth of the agency Fine White Line, 1987
  4. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Posters

    To Theatreland by bus or Underground

    By Nick Gill, , 3 minute read

    Discover London Transport's posters advertising travel to the West End and Theatreland through the ages.

    Poster artwork depicting the entrance of a theatre with bright lights at nighttime
  5. 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
  6. Blog category
    •  Posters

    Bus or Underground? - Discover advertising posters from the first half of the 20th century

    By Nick Gill, , 3 minute read

    Discover posters from our collection that advertised buses, trams and trolleybuses in London in the early part of the 20th century, and the apparent conflict between two modes of transport operated by the same company.

    Poster depicting commuters rushing off motorbuses to get to a Underground station
  7. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Posters

    A look at London Transport's early advertising posters

    By Nick Gill, , 3 minute read

    Discover how, in 1933, poster art helped to establish the brand identity of the newly formed London Passenger Transport Board, later known simply as London Transport.

    Three posters with colourful flowers and leafy landscapes
  8. Blog category
    •  Learning Programmes
    •  Guest blog

    Co-creating ‘Bus for the Future’ with London Transport Museum

    , 2 minute read

    To celebrate British Science Week (5-14 March 2021), we have developed a workshop for Key Stage 2 students to inspire the future generation of engineers and to start thinking about ways to create a sustainable future. In this blog, teachers from Mayfield Primary School share their experience working with us to create the workshop.

    Poster showing a red bus flying in the sky with the writing The Bus of the Future above it