Blog posts
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- Young People's Skills Programme
Young People's Blog Series - Reflections on under-represented people in the museum sector
, 3 minute readYoung Freelancer Sinead McGeechan shares her reflections about working-class and under-represented people in museums and the transport sector, as well as recounting her personal experience to encourage anyone who might be facing barriers while looking for their dream job.
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- Young People's Skills Programme
Young People's Blog Series - Reflecting on the Young Freelancers Experience: One Year On
, 2 minute readAagya Pradhan, one of the Young Freelancers in our Young People Skills programme, reflects on how the programme has helped her to explore aspects of museum work she wouldn't have considered before.
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- Young People's Skills Programme
- Learning Programmes
Young People's Blog Series - How to get the best out of being an apprentice
, 2 minute readWe're launching a new series of blogs written by some of the young freelancers and apprentices in our Young People's Skills Programme. In the first installment, Bayley gives useful tips and advice to young people to make the most of an apprenticeship.
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- Director's Blog
A lifeline for the Museum from the Culture Recovery Fund
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute readWe have received a £1.75 million lifeline as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Find out what this means for the future of the Museum in this Director's Blog.
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- Welcome Aboard
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Welcome back to London Transport Museum
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute readWe 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.
London Transport Museum has stood proudly in the Covent Garden Piazza since it was open on 28 March 1980. Over the past four decades Covent Garden has been transformed into a vibrant quarter of London, with the Museum contributing to the distinct personality of the area.
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- Director's Blog
Exploring the past and shaping the future
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 3 minute readOur Director reveals what we have in store for our visitors in 2020.
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- Director's Blog
- Hidden London
Uncovering Hidden London
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 3 minute readIn this blog, our Director talks all things Hidden London, from the new immersive exhibition at the Museum and a brand new illustrated book, to the popular Hidden London tours of disused stations across the transport network.