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Katariina Mauranen explores our ambitious project to restore three Q stock cars into operational condition and the history of these unique trains

We take a look back at five years of the Battle Bus project, restoring a vintage bus and a community programme exploring the war

In 1988, the rusty remains of an engineering experiment were found buried at the bottom of a lift shaft at Holloway Road station. Laura Sleath explores more about this engineering wonder ahead of its time.

David Bownes, co-curator of our Poster Girls exhibition, talks about one of the illustrators featured in the exhibition, Mabel Lucie Attwell.

Find out about Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, the husband and wife designer duo who shared artistic and marital equality.

Discover why a small item in our collection became more than just a model to display in our new Digging Deeper gallery, but an important piece of tunnelling history.

Did you know that we have a 'pirate' bus in our collection? Find out more about the Chocolate Express bus on display at the Museum Depot, and why it is known as a pirate bus from the 1920s.

Our Director San Mullins remembers Bryan Avery, the architect who led the design team for the extension and refurbishment of the Museum in November 2007.