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  1. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Museum Lates

    Exploring London Transport Museum with Skanska engineer, Emma Watkins

    5 August 2018, 2 minute read

    London Transport Museum's volunteer Carrie Long talks to Emma Watkins, site engineer at Skanska, about the past, present and future of engineering in London.

    A model showing workers building the first Underground tunnels
  2. Blog category
    •  Museum Lates

    Exploring London Transport Museum

    5 June 2018, 2 minute read

    Explore London Transport Museum from Skanska engineer Emma's perspective. As she explores the Museum, you can find out how much engineering has changed since the Victorian era and explore ways to make London cleaner and greener.

    A side profile photo of a woman reading something on a wall
  3. Blog category
    •  Museum Lates

    Cultural Yoga: a new dimension to the museum experience

    29 May 2018, 1 minute read

    Cultural Yoga instructor Chi Onuora combines her two passions, museum education and yoga, to help Londoners add another level of awareness to their museum visit. She runs architectural yoga at the Design Museum and Sir John Soane’s Museum, and now she is bringing her unique approach to London Transport Museum.

    a woman does a yoga headstand in the middle of an old Tube car
  4. Blog category
    •  Museum Lates

    Let's Clean the Air

    24 May 2018, 2 minute read

    Professor Frank Kelly of the London Air Quality Network at King’s College London discusses how to tackle London’s air pollution problem, ahead of his debate at our next Late Debate: Environment Matters on 7 June 2018.

    A map of London showing levels of pollution
  5. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - The final session

    14 May 2018, 2 minute read

    It's the final session of the Battle Bus volunteer research project. Find out how the B type buses were used during the war, and the close relationship between the drivers and their 'Old Girls'!

    Sepia image of Bill' B-Type bus in an Armistice Day parade. The Bus is covered in flowers, with spectators on either side of the road.
  6. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Five and Six

    14 May 2018, 4 minute read

    This blog is part of a mini-series of updates about the Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project. Find out how our volunteers are planning how they want to design their exhibition, with some helpful tips from Sau-Fun Mo, the Museum's Head of Design and Presentation.

    A photo of a B-Type bus, which has been converted into a pigeon loft
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    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Four

    27 April 2018, 2 minute read

    As part of our Battle Bus project, our volunteers have explored the T.O.T magazine for insight into the use of B type buses during the war and the role of transport workers in wartime.

    A picture of the TOT Magazine, with the headline "Mutual Aid Series"
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    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Three

    9 April 2018, 2 minute read

    Join our volunteers as they explore the different forms of research they can utilise in their exploration of the B type bus.

    A photo of war memorabilia lay out. Including medal and photos