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    Abram Games and the Festival of Britain travel poster

    14 May 2021, 2 minute read

    Over his six-decade career, Abram Games designed many iconic posters for London Transport, now in the Museum's collection. In 1951, he was commissioned to design the logo for the Festival of Britain, cementing his reputation as one of the best graphic designers of the 20th century. Find out more in this blog by Abram's daughter, Naomi Games.

    Weather vane made of a spiral and flags with the words Festival of Britain Transport Infromation
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    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
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    •  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
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    A brief history of the Thames Tunnel and the East London line

    22 February 2021, 2 minute read

    Katherine McAlpine, Director of the Brunel Museum, gives us an overview of the unusual history of the Thames Tunnel, London's first underwater tunnel, from visitor attraction to main railway connection between north and south London.

    Drawing of the Thames Tunnel showing the two entrances and pedestrians walking through
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    All on the Board - Changing London journeys with the power of words

    29 January 2021, 2 minute read

    Meet Ian and Jeremy, aka N1 & E1 of All on the Board, the formerly anonymous masked duo who brighten Londoner's journeys on the Underground with their inspirational messages written on station notice boards.

    Two men in London Underground uniforms pose at the bottom of an escalator in front of a white notice board
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    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
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    Young People's Blog Series - How to get the best out of being an apprentice

    9 November 2020, 2 minute read

    We're launching a new series of blogs written by some of the young freelancers and apprentices in our Young People's Skills Programme. In the first installment, Bayley gives useful tips and advice to young people to make the most of an apprenticeship.

    A young Black man with short hair wearing a dark green jumper with a yellow and black locomotive in the background
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    The golden age of urban attractions

    23 April 2020, 5 minute read

    Zorian Clayton, Assistant Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum presents a selection of posters from London Transport Museum's and V&A's poster collections showcasing a golden age of illustrative graphic design in the UK.

    Graphic depicting half the face of a woman and half the black silhouette of a head