London Transport Museum
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
Greater London
WC2E 7BB
England
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Telephone
24 hour information line
020 7565 7299
Administration
020 7379 6344
Booking office
020 7575 7298
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020 7565 7254
Lively new galleries tell the story of London's transport system and how it shaped the lives of people living and working in London. The Design for Travel gallery showcases original artworks and advertising posters. The Museum also features vehicles from the past, present and future including the iconic Routemaster bus and the world's first Underground steam train.
The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum
This museum's wide-ranging collections, including vehicles, posters, uniforms, photographs, film, architectural fragments, engineering drawings and oral testimonies are all Designated Collections of national importance. The wealth of material is used to great effect to chart the development of the first public transport system in a major city.
Of special significance amongst the vehicle collection is a locomotive and carriage from the City and South London Railway of 1890, the first underground electric railway in the world. The reserve collections are now accessible to the public at the Depot, the Museum's open-access store, whilst more information about the collections continues to be made available through the Museum's website and electronic databases.
Collection details
Social History, Science and Technology, Land Transport, Decorative and Applied Art, Archives
Key artists and exhibits
- Designated Collection
Poster Art 150
A new blockbuster exhibition Poster Art 150 – London Underground’s Greatest Designs, will showcase 150 of the greatest Underground posters ever produced and opens at London Transport Museum on Friday 15 February 2013. Supported by Siemens, and forming part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the London Underground, the exhibition will feature posters by many famous artists including Edward McKnight Kauffer and Paul Nash, and designs from each decade over the last 100 years.
The posters were selected from the Museum’s archive of over 3,300 Underground posters by a panel of experts; the 150 that will appear in the exhibition show the range and depth of the Museum’s collection. Visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite poster in the gallery and also online in The Siemens Poster Vote. The most popular poster will be revealed at the end of the exhibition.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
Admission
Adults £15.00; Concessions £11.50 .All individual tickets allow unlimited admission to the museum for a 12 month period from date of purchase.
Website
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions
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