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  1. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Collections

    The golden age of urban attractions

    23 April 2020, 5 minute read

    Zorian Clayton, Assistant Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum presents a selection of posters from London Transport Museum's and V&A's poster collections showcasing a golden age of illustrative graphic design in the UK.

    Graphic depicting half the face of a woman and half the black silhouette of a head
  2. Blog category
    •  Guest blog

    London Transport Museum's Ruby Anniversary

    25 February 2020, 3 minute read

    A brief look at the origins of London Transport Museum and its collection, on the occasion of its Ruby anniversary, with first-hand memories of Mike Walton, who was working in the Museum shop when it first opened in Covent Garden on 28 March 1980.

    Poster depicting a red bus and tube train, a steam train and the facade of a victorian building with a sign reading London Transport Museum
  3. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Museum Lates

    Museum Late: Night on the tiles

    5 February 2020, 2 minute read

    Our Museum Late: Night on the tiles is all about the history of London’s rich nightlife from Victorian music halls and night clubs, to subcultures which have influenced London and the world. The Museum of Youth Culture will also be joining us to talk about their latest collecting project, Grown Up In Britain.

    Poster depicting people dancing on a dance floor with a dj in the background
  4. Blog category
    •  Museum Depot

    Family volunteering at the Museum Depot

    2 December 2019, 3 minute read

    Volunteer Resource Manager Sam Clift report back from our fist family volunteering day at the Museum Depot. The day provided families with an opportunity to visit our Museum Depot on a weekend afternoon, and spend some recreational time together helping to maintain the tracks of our London Transport Mu

    A men and two children walking by a red tube train
  5. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Q Stock Restoration
    •  Museum Depot

    Our Q Stock story: one year on

    11 November 2019, 3 minute read

    An update on our Q Stock restoration project by Project Manager Jullian Urry.

    Volunteers working on the inside of a train car
  6. Blog category
    •  Guest blog

    Farewell, Baker Street - TfL's Lost Properties Office is on the move

    6 November 2019, 2 minute read

    After 86 years, Transport for London's Lost Property Office is moving from its historic location at 200 Baker Street. What better time to explore the building's nooks and crannies, filled with lost treasures from the mundane to the bizarre, before they are moved to new premises.

  7. Blog category
    •  Museum Depot

    Celebrating 20 years of the Museum Depot

    11 October 2019, 3 minute read

    Our Museum Depot celebrates its 20th anniversary this year! Find out all about this marvellous transport treasure trove in Acton Town.

    View of three historic trains, one yellow, one red and one white and green
  8. Blog category
    •  Museum Depot
    •  Families

    Love Your Line - Museum Depot Open Weekend

    15 April 2019, 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