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  1. 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
  2. Blog category
    •  Learning Programmes

    Full STEAM ahead for British Science Week

    By Hannah Cushion, , 2 minute read

    See what our Learning team has in store for KS2 and KS3 students, to celebrate British Science Week 2021 on the theme 'Innovating for the Future'.

    Three young female students in school uniforms walk between a green and white train and a red tube train
  3. Blog category
    •  Young People's Skills Programme
    •  Learning Programmes

    Young People's Blog Series - 5 things I wish I’d known before joining the Young Freelancers programme

    , 2 minute read

    In the last instalment of our Young People's Blog Series, young freelancer Veronica Sarmiento shares useful tips she's learned during her time at London Transport Museum.

    Six young people standing in front of the Hidden London exhibition entrance
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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