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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about Hidden London tours?

    , 5 minute read

    Test your knowledge about our Hidden London tours! When you step into the past and explore behind the scenes of Underground sites, what makes each location different, and what can you expect to see?

    Statue of Sherlock Holmes in profile, wearing deerstalker hat and holding pipe
  2. Blog category
    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about the London Underground?

    , 5 minute read

    How much do you know about the history of the London Underground?

  3. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Exhibitions

    For the love of Carnival

    , 4 minute read

    Shari Royer, designer of the carnival headdress on display in our Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce exhibition, reveals the inextricable link between her love for Carnival and her career as a costume designer.

    A person pointing at a feathered headdress on display in a case
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    •  Quiz

    Quiz: How much do you know about the Elizabeth line?

    , 5 minute read

    How much do you know about the history of the Elizabeth line and its vital statistics, now that London's newest railway is open to the public?

    Elizabeth line route map
  5. Blog category
    •  Contemporary Curators

    Women’s Safety and Welfare - A new collecting project

    , 2 minute read

    As part of a new collecting project documenting women’s safety and welfare on the transport network, we are hosting an event at the Museum on 23 May 2022 to discuss these issues across the heritage sector. Find out more in this blog by Documentary Curator, Rosamund West.

    Upskirting poster on display on a platform
  6. Blog category
    •  Contemporary Curators

    'I helped open the Elizabeth line' - Documenting contemporary transport history

    , 2 minute read

    Documentary Curator Rosamund West shares her memories of the Elizabeth line trial operations day at Woolwich station.

    A tote bag with an Elizabeth line roundel sign
  7. Blog category
    •  Exhibitions
    •  Guest blog

    Leaving a Legacy

    , 2 minute read

    Josh Burrell, Senior Press Officer at TfL, shares insights of his experience as a member of the Advisory Board behind our exhibition, Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce.

    A man standing in front of a screen with words from a poem
  8. Blog category
    •  Guest blog
    •  Exhibitions

    Reflections on the making of Sunday's best

    , 2 minute read

    The cast and crew of Sunday's best, one of the films commissioned for our new exhibition Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce, reflect on the experience of making the film.

    Close up of a man filming a scene with a hand held camera