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    Poster Prize for Illustration – Bringing London stories to life

    29 January 2019

    Artist Julia Allum, winner of the Silver Award in 2017 Prize for Illustration, reveals how she brought London stories to life in her stunning promotional image for this year’s Poster Prize for Illustration exhibition.

    An illustration of different landmarks in London
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    Celebrating Britain's transport textile

    By Georgia Morley, 7 January 2019

    Georgia Morley introduces the Celebrating Britain's Transport Textile project, exploring the use of moquette on the transport system since the 1920s

    A red, black green and yellow paid moquette pattern
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    Our Q stock story – Restoring three rare 1930s Underground train cars

    By Katariina Mauranen, 13 December 2018, 3 minute read

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

    Black and white photo of a woman getting off a tube in the 1930s
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    Reclaim the Station

    12 November 2018, 1 minute read

    Our Documentary Curator Susanna Cordner invites to our next Late Debate focusing on the innovative solution to reclaim spaces across the Capital.

    Colour drawing of a crowd on a tube train
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    Battle Bus project 2014-2018

    9 November 2018

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

    Four vintage buses on the Covent Garden Piazza
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    •  Museum Lates

    Friday Late: Power, Play and Politics

    13 September 2018, 1 minute read

    In our final Friday Late of the Poster Girls series we're celebrating the essence of the exhibition, with a programme of voices representing a diverse range of talent and female empowerment, through lectures, our makers market, tours and 1980s inspired workshops.

    Photo of multicoloured earrings in the shape of triangles
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    Exploring London Transport Museum with Skanska engineer, Emma Watkins

    5 August 2018, 2 minute read

    London Transport Museum's volunteer Carrie Long talks to Emma Watkins, site engineer at Skanska, about the past, present and future of engineering in London.

    A model showing workers building the first Underground tunnels
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    Spiral escalator: An engineering wonder ahead of its time

    By Laura Sleath, 2 August 2018

    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.

    Construction of the spiral escalator at Holloway Road station, 1906