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  1. Blog category
    •  Exhibitions

    Introducing our new gallery, Digging Deeper

    By Simon Murphy, 19 March 2018, 1 minute read

    Simon Murphy introduces our new Digging Deeper gallery, telling the tunnelling story of London's transport over the last 200 years.

    A woman standing in fonrt of a projection of a Greathead shield
  2. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus Research Volunteer Project - Session One

    16 March 2018, 3 minute read

    Join our volunteers as they begin their journey into the History of the Battle Bus; and uncover stories of transport and transport workers in WWI.

    A photo of the B-Type bus in it's Khaki livery
  3. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Connecting London's Past and Present

    30 November 2017, 2 minute read

    Find out how the Museum's Learning team got involved in working with young people to educate the community on the role of Battle Bus during the war, and how even young children helped out during the war.

    Photo of young children exploring the crank system on an old bus
  4. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Exhibitions

    Digging Deeper - A New Discovery

    By Simon Murphy, 26 September 2017, 2 minute read

    Discover why a small item in our collection became more than just a model to display in our new Digging Deeper gallery, but an important piece of tunnelling history.

    An angled view of the shield six screw ram, from above. gold and brown, on a Gray concrete background
  5. Blog category
    •  Exhibitions

    Prize for Illustration 2017: The Winners!

    30 May 2017, 2 minute read

    Find out who won Bronze, Silver and Gold for the Prize of Illustration 2017.

    Illustration of a woman sitting on the porch steps, playing the railing as if it was a harp
  6. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus
    •  Young People's Skills Programme

    Battle Bus project 2016: Young Volunteers

    5 December 2016, 2 minute read

    See how our young volunteers got on with their Battle Bus research, to bring together their own exhibition.

    A photo of a young man giving a presentation in front of two board easels
  7. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus: Going Back to the Somme

    By Sam Mullins, OBE, 6 November 2016, 2 minute read

    Our Museum Director shares updates of a visit to the Somme to plan out the route for our First World War ‘Battle Bus’ (B2737), which will be revisiting for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme in 2017.

    Men in uniform pay respect to a memorial at the Somme
  8. Blog category
    •  Battle Bus

    Battle Bus: A Driving Force

    5 February 2016, 2 minute read

    Alongside the restoration and conservation of Battle Bus, we are running a learning and engagement programme, working with different groups of volunteers to investigate new perspectives of the Battle Bus. One of the perspectives explored is the experiences of women. Find out more in this blog by Vickie Pipe.

    The battle bus driving through the Somme