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  1. Blog category
    •  Young People's Skills Programme

    Young People's Blog Series - Reflections on under-represented people in the museum sector

    , 3 minute read

    Young 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.

    Black and white photo of a young woman with long hair wearing a hat
  2. Blog category
    •  Young People's Skills Programme

    Young People's Blog Series - Reflecting on the Young Freelancers Experience: One Year On

    , 2 minute read

    Aagya 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.

    A young woman smiles to the camera with a map of London visible in the background
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
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    •  Welcome Aboard

    Opening the Museum Depot for a new summer season

    By Fenella Goodhart, , 2 minute read

    We are getting ready to open the doors to our Museum Depot this summer. Find out what we have in store for our visitors.

    View of three historic trains, one yellow, one red and one white and green
  8. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Keeping our visitors and staff safe

    By Geoff Rowe, , 3 minute read

    We are working hard to ensure that the Museum is safe for visitors and staff when we reopen in September. Find out more about the measures we are putting in place.

    A man and two children sitting on a bench at a tube station and wearing face masks