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  1. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Hope springs eternal

    By Elizabeth McKay, 11 June 2021, 2 minute read

    After a rollercoaster of closures and cancellations, what does it mean to 'reopen the Museum better'? Find out how we've adapted our programmes, improved our galleries and delivered inspiring new projects in this blog by the Museum's COO Elizabeth McKay.

    A gallery with fake grass on the floor and digital screens on the side
  2. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard
    •  Families

    What's in store for families and schools

    By Fenella Goodhart, 21 May 2021, 2 minute read

    Now that we've reopened our doors, we're back on track to deliver our fantastic programmes for families and schools, starting with fun activities at the Museum in Covent Garden and at the Museum Depot in Acton during May half term.

    A man and two children walking between two vintage trains
  3. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Let's get digital! Discover the Museum's new and improved displays

    By Sau-Fun Mo, 12 May 2021, 2 minute read

    With upgraded digital screens and information points, interactive displays and new digital installations, the Museum has never looked better! Find out more in this blog by our Head of Design & Presentation, Sau-Fun Mo.

    A child crawling on the floor of the London by Design gallery
  4. Blog category
    •  Welcome Aboard

    A new spring in our step

    By Geoff Rowe, 3 May 2021, 2 minute read

    Find out how we've refreshed our galleries and displays, and how we're going to keep you and our team safe, to give you the best experience of the Museum when we reopen on 17 May 2021.

    Two red buses and traffic light
  5. Blog category
    •  Director's Blog
    •  Welcome Aboard

    Director's Blog - Welcome aboard (again)!

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, 19 April 2021, 2 minute read

    Our Director Sam Mullins reveals what's in store at the Museum when we reopen on 17 May 2021.

    Families in the Museum
  6. Blog category
    •  Learning Programmes
    •  Guest blog

    Co-creating ‘Bus for the Future’ with London Transport Museum

    8 March 2021, 2 minute read

    To celebrate British Science Week (5-14 March 2021), we have developed a workshop for Key Stage 2 students to inspire the future generation of engineers and to start thinking about ways to create a sustainable future. In this blog, teachers from Mayfield Primary School share their experience working with us to create the workshop.

    Poster showing a red bus flying in the sky with the writing The Bus of the Future above it
  7. Blog category
    •  Learning Programmes

    Full STEAM ahead for British Science Week

    By Hannah Cushion, 1 March 2021, 2 minute read

    See what our Learning team has in store for KS2 and KS3 students, to celebrate British Science Week 2021 on the theme 'Innovating for the Future'.

    Three young female students in school uniforms walk between a green and white train and a red tube train
  8. Blog category
    •  Young People's Skills Programme
    •  Learning Programmes

    Young People's Blog Series - 5 things I wish I’d known before joining the Young Freelancers programme

    27 November 2020, 2 minute read

    In the last instalment of our Young People's Blog Series, young freelancer Veronica Sarmiento shares useful tips she's learned during her time at London Transport Museum.

    Six young people standing in front of the Hidden London exhibition entrance