Discover our new installation and meet the artist behind the forget-me-not display in the Museum, commissioned to remember the thousands of transport workers involved in the First World War
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Spiral escalator: An engineering wonder ahead of its time
By Laura Sleath, 2 August 2018In 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.
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Poster Girls - Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879-1964)
4 July 2018, 1 minute readDavid Bownes, co-curator of our Poster Girls exhibition, talks about one of the illustrators featured in the exhibition, Mabel Lucie Attwell.
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Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - The final session
14 May 2018, 2 minute readIt'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'!
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Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Five and Six
14 May 2018, 4 minute readThis 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.
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Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Four
27 April 2018, 2 minute readAs 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.
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C&RE - A modern couple who brought a new aesthetic to 1930s poster art
19 April 2018, 2 minute readFind out about Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, the husband and wife designer duo who shared artistic and marital equality.
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Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session Three
9 April 2018, 2 minute readJoin our volunteers as they explore the different forms of research they can utilise in their exploration of the B type bus.