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  1. Blog category
    •  Families

    All aboard for Christmas at the Museum

    23 November 2022, 2 minute read

    Find out what's on this Christmas at the Museum

    An adult and a child in the interactive Santa sleigh
  2. Blog category
    •  Families

    The best way to see London’s festive lights and sights

    14 November 2022, 2 minute read

    Discover one of the London's most beloved festive experiences, our Lights and Sights vintage bus tours

    Red Routemaster bus with eyes driving past shops with Christmas trees and a model Grenadier guard
  3. Blog category
    •  Climate Crossroads
    •  Families

    Come on a Green Journey with us

    2 August 2022, 2 minute read

    Find out more about our Green Journey summer workshops, inspiring families to learn about possible solutions to climate change.

    A family playing with an interactive display in the Green Journey installation
  4. 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
  5. Blog category
    •  Posters
    •  Collections

    London by Design - Five iconic posters from the Museum's collection

    By Nick Gill, 19 May 2021, 2 minute read

    Nick Gill, Art and poster store volunteer guide at the Museum Depot, presents a selection of iconic posters from the collection that reflect the great tradition of London Transport's poster art commissioning.

     The Tate Gallery by Tube, by David Booth of the agency Fine White Line, 1987
  6. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Posters

    To Theatreland by bus or Underground

    By Nick Gill, 22 April 2021, 3 minute read

    Discover London Transport's posters advertising travel to the West End and Theatreland through the ages.

    Poster artwork depicting the entrance of a theatre with bright lights at nighttime
  7. Blog category
    •  Posters

    Bus or Underground? - Discover advertising posters from the first half of the 20th century

    By Nick Gill, 24 March 2021, 3 minute read

    Discover posters from our collection that advertised buses, trams and trolleybuses in London in the early part of the 20th century, and the apparent conflict between two modes of transport operated by the same company.

    Poster depicting commuters rushing off motorbuses to get to a Underground station
  8. Blog category
    •  Collections
    •  Posters

    A look at London Transport's early advertising posters

    By Nick Gill, 19 March 2021, 3 minute read

    Discover how, in 1933, poster art helped to establish the brand identity of the newly formed London Passenger Transport Board, later known simply as London Transport.

    Three posters with colourful flowers and leafy landscapes