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

    Young People's Blog Series - How to get the best out of being an apprentice

    , 2 minute read

    We'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.

    A young Black man with short hair wearing a dark green jumper with a yellow and black locomotive in the background
  2. Blog category
    •  Families

    5 ways to enjoy the Museum from home

    , 2 minute read

    The Museum might be closed for now, but there's still plenty of ways for you to enjoy our collection, programmes and activities from the comfort of your home. Take a look!

    Print of a row of cottages with a mother and child in front of one of the houses
  3. Blog category
    •  Hidden London

    New discoveries at Clapham South's deep level shelter

    By Siddy Holloway, , 3 minute read

    Did you know that the deep-level shelter at Clapham South was also used as an archive? The recent removal of some of the archive shelving by our Hidden London team revealed something unexpected. Siddy Holloway tells you more about the findings in this blog.

    Black and white photo of an underground tunnel with stairs going up
  4. Blog category
    •  Learning Programmes

    Exploring London's signs and symbols

    , 3 minute read

    We’ve got something very special planned for February Half Term 2020: we are sending you and your family on a mission to explore our galleries and discover the signs and symbols that make London’s transport system the most recognisable in the world. Find out more!

    Poster with green background and drawings of station signs, a red bus and a tube train
  5. Blog category
    •  Families

    Santa's got a new sleigh! Christmas at the Museum

    , 3 minute read

    Santa's got a new sleigh! Check out what we have planned for families this Christmas.

    A red double decker bus with a man and child approaching it
  6. Blog category
    •  Director's Blog
    •  Hidden London

    Uncovering Hidden London

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 3 minute read

    In 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.

    A section of the Hidden London exhibition showing a disused ticket window and desk
  7. Blog category
    •  Museum Depot
    •  Families

    Love Your Line - Museum Depot Open Weekend

    , 3 minute read

    Celebrating the Victoria Line's 50th, Jubilee Line's 40th and District Lines 150th anniversaries at the Acton Depot Open Weekend. Find out more about the Tube lines you Love!

    illustrated advert for Love Your Line, with a mimic of the Tube map in the shape of hearts along the lines
  8. Blog category
    •  Learning Programmes

    School Early Explorer Mornings at London Transport Museum

    Early Explorer mornings at the Museum are a fantastic opportunity for students with a broad range of Special Educational Needs to explore the Museum while it is quieter and less busy.

    A child looking at the train simulator in our Future Engineers gallery