Museum of London
Museum of London
London Wall
London
City of London
EC2Y 5HN
England
Website
Telephone
020 7001 9844
Fax
020 7600 1058
Step inside Museum of London for an unforgettable journey through the capital’s turbulent past.
Venue Type:
Museum
Additional info
Wheelchairs: The Museum has powered and manual wheelchairs, which may be borrowed free of charge for the duration of your visit. Please ask at the admissions desk.
Large print events brochures, map and audio guides: Our events brochure and map of the Museum's galleries is available in large print. Please ask upon arrival or telephone 020 7001 9844. There are also audio tours available. The tour is available free of charge to blind or partially sighted visitors.
Induction loop: The Museum's audio facilities (including audio tours) are suitable for the hard of hearing. Our induction loops can be used by any visitor with a hearing aid fitted with a T switch.
Events: We have a range of events which are suitable for blind or partially sighted visitors. Please ask for an events brochure or call our box office team on 0870 444 3850. They will be pleased to assist you.
Toilets and lifts: There are disabled toilets and access by lift to all levels of the Museum. Please telephone 0870 444 3850 prior to your visit if you would like further details.
The entire collection of the Museum of London is a Designated Collection of national importance.
The museum of London charts the history of the capital and its people from the prehistoric period to the present day. Its galleries and exhibitions make sensitive use of both traditional and modern interactive techniques, and the museum has long been committed to educational and outreach services.
The extensive collections contain highly significant ranges of archaeological material from London, and include the London Archaeological Archive of finds and records from over 25 years of excavations. Social and working history collections, costume and decorative arts, paintings, pictures and photographs illustrate London's development since 1700, and the museum's contemporary collecting policy seeks to reflect the ever-changing pattern of London life in London.
The collections are divided between two departments:
The Department of Archaeological Collections and Archive: Material relating to London from the prehistoric period to c.1700. This includes the Archaeological Archive, housing material from archaeological excavations in London.
The Department of History Collections: Material relating to London from c.1700 to the present day.
Collection details
Weapons and War, Social History, Science and Technology, Personalities, Music, Medicine, Maritime, Land Transport, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archives, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- Prehistoric
- Roman
- Saxon and Medieval
- Tudor and Stuart
- Costume and Decorative Arts
- Oral History and Contemporary Collecting
- The Collecting 2000 project
- Painting, Prints and Drawings
- Photographs
- Social and Working History
- Designated Collection
Highways: Photographs by John Davies
Can you remember London before the Congestion Charge? In 2001, the Museum of London commissioned Davies, best known for his unflinching black and white images of post-industrial Britain, to explore the major arterial road links which run through the capital. This was the first time he had worked on a project entirely in colour. All six photographs in the exhibition were taken in 2001-02, just before the Congestion Charge was introduced to London – on 17 February 2003, a decade ago.
The six London thoroughfares will be familiar to the majority of Londoners but were taken from high vantage points. The routes featured are: Elephant and Castle roundabout; Hammersmith Flyover; Marble Arch and Hyde Park; St. Pancras Station Midland Grand Hotel and the A501; Junction of Poultry and Queen Victoria Street at Bank station; Blackwall Tunnel entrance
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
Website
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/London-Wall/Whats-on/Exhibitions-Displays/Highways.htm
Michael Caine
As Sir Michael Caine celebrates his 80th birthday the Museum of London reflects on his life as a prolific actor and an iconic Londoner. The exhibition will focus on key moments in both Caine’s personal life and his career as an actor and will explore how his background as a rebellious working-class Londoner influenced his path.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Museum of London
Opening the Olympics
Opening the Olympics will feature a selection of approximately 70 objects, outfits and personal accounts from the Games to generate a fuller picture of the defining events and the city which hosted them. This will be the first time that many of the objects will have been on public display since the close of the Games, following the acquisition of various Olympic-related items from LOCOG and the British Olympic Association. The museum also led a concerted effort to collect material before, during and after the Games.
Sporting achievement will be acknowledged with a range of competitor pieces on display, with recognisable items like Tom Daley’s 28” Union Jack swimming trunks alongside the yellow jersey which Bradley Wiggins wore in the opening ceremony. These pieces join approximately 24,000 other items in the Museum of London’s dress and fashion collections dating from the Tudor period to the present day. An Olympic torch from the Olympic flame relay will also be displayed in the museum.
Timothy Long, Curator of Fashion and Decorative Arts said, “The Museum of London is an active collector of objects of material culture, and there was no event which defined London more than last year’s Olympic Games. This display brings together a collection of objects and stories, allowing the public to re-engage with London 2012 and reflect on its legacy and success”.
The success of the Games was bolstered by the enthusiasm of volunteers and the general public, epitomised by the celebration and creativity of the Opening and Closing ceremonies. At the heart of Opening the Olympics will be a display of costumes and accessories from the ceremonies, in which 17,500 volunteers participated.
Highlights include a Mary Poppins outfit, an NHS nurse’s uniform, a dress from the 1960s scene, and a rush hour policeman’s newsprint suit. A particularly recognisable item is the dress worn by the country name bearer during the Olympic team procession – seen by millions on TV, and adorned with the faces of people who volunteered their help to make London 2012 such a success. Alongside these costumes are the dramatic punk heads and a Mohawk headdress from the Paralympic Opening ceremony.
In forming a full picture of London 2012, the display also touches upon the ‘unofficial’ Olympic stories. Locally-organised protests and home-made homages sprang up across the city, and on display will be items which represent the local reaction to Olympic construction at Leyton Marsh.
By adding these items to the museum’s collections, it is hoped that future generations can enjoy the spirit of the Games and its legacy. Everyday items contribute to this, and so a quantity of souvenirs, tickets, badges, programmes and tweets join the display.
Opening the Olympics will take place in the Galleries of Modern London at the Museum of London. The free display will run until 31 October 2013.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
Hi-tech Hoxton Walk
From its village origins through its Victorian heyday, as both industrial adjunct and dormitory suburb to the City, discover the rich history of Hoxton and learn about its modern reincarnation as the centre of London’s hi-tech 'silicon' industries. Book in advance on 020 7001 9845.
Suitable for
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Fee £10.00 (concs £8.00, Friends £7.00)
Website
Romans Reanimated
Using our Roman London gallery as inspiration, create stop motion films in this digital workshop. Find out the basic principles behind stop motion animation and develop skills using iPads to capture and edit films.
Make props using provided art materials and incorporate objects from the Museum’s collection to:
Create moving mosaics
Take gladiators into battle
Perform plays for a packed amphitheatre
Recreate a lively Londinium street
Tell your own Roman story
When
10:30am-3:30pm
Admission
Cost: £15 (no concessions), to include:
All technology, apps and equipment required for filming
Access to objects from the Museum’s collection
All art materials for practical session
To make a booking please call the Box Office on: 020 7001 9844 (opening times: Monday to Friday: 9.15am to 6pm
Saturday: 10am to 6pm).
Please note bookings are non-refundable.
Tales of old London Bridge
Enjoy an action packed tale and recreate the sights, sounds and movement of the crowded thoroughfare of old London bridge.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
4-4:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tales of old London Bridge
Enjoy an action packed tale and recreate the sights, sounds and movement of the crowded thoroughfare of old London bridge.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tales of old London Bridge
Enjoy an action packed tale and recreate the sights, sounds and movement of the crowded thoroughfare of old London bridge.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12-12:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tamesibuga, dweller by the Thames
Meet Tamesibuga, an Iron Age woman living in what we now know as Southwark. Discover her family story, why the river was so important in her life, and how life changed once the Romans arrived.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3-3:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tamesibuga, dweller by the Thames
Meet Tamesibuga, an Iron Age woman living in what we now know as Southwark. Discover her family story, why the river was so important in her life, and how life changed once the Romans arrived.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-1:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tamesibuga, dweller by the Thames
Meet Tamesibuga, an Iron Age woman living in what we now know as Southwark. Discover her family story, why the river was so important in her life, and how life changed once the Romans arrived.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11-11:30am
Admission
Free
Website
Museum explored
Join one of the Museum's Hosts and explore the galleries through fun, hands-on activities. Suitable for the whole family.
All ages
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-3pm
Admission
Free
Website
Museum explored
Join one of the Museum's Hosts and explore the galleries through fun, hands-on activities. Suitable for the whole family.
All ages
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-1pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tales of old London Bridge
Enjoy an action packed tale and recreate the sights, sounds and movement of the crowded thoroughfare of old London bridge.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12-12:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tales of old London Bridge
Enjoy an action packed tale and recreate the sights, sounds and movement of the crowded thoroughfare of old London bridge.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Tales of old London Bridge
Enjoy an action packed tale and recreate the sights, sounds and movement of the crowded thoroughfare of old London bridge.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3-3:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Let's have a Frost Fair!
Imagine a cold London, so cold that the Thames freezes. This happened in the past and Londoners made the most of it, using the frozen river for Frost Fairs. But what is a Frost Fair? Find out in this workshop and make a piece of art to help you remember.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2:30-4pm
Admission
Free
Website
Let's have a Frost Fair!
Imagine a cold London, so cold that the Thames freezes. This happened in the past and Londoners made the most of it, using the frozen river for Frost Fairs. But what is a Frost Fair? Find out in this workshop and make a piece of art to help you remember.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12:30-2pm
Admission
Free
Website
Queen Elizabeth I and the Pirate Queen of Ireland
A true story of two very different women's lives and how their paths crossed in London.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Queen Elizabeth I and the Pirate Queen of Ireland
A true story of two very different women's lives and how their paths crossed in London.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-1:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Queen Elizabeth I and the Pirate Queen of Ireland
A true story of two very different women's lives and how their paths crossed in London.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3-3:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Finds from the river
Join us for a walk along the foreshore of the River Thames and see what exciting archaeological finds you might discover.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30am-12pm
Admission
Free
Website
Let's have a Frost Fair!
Imagine a cold London, so cold that the Thames freezes. This happened in the past and Londoners made the most of it, using the frozen river for Frost Fairs. But what is a Frost Fair? Find out in this workshop and make a piece of art to help you remember.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2:30-4pm
Admission
Free
Website
Let's have a Frost Fair!
Imagine a cold London, so cold that the Thames freezes. This happened in the past and Londoners made the most of it, using the frozen river for Frost Fairs. But what is a Frost Fair? Find out in this workshop and make a piece of art to help you remember.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12:30-2pm
Admission
Free
Website
A watery adventure
Join us in this musical session to find out about the River Thames, and the people and creatures that live near or in it.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
A watery adventure
Join us in this musical session to find out about the River Thames, and the people and creatures that live near or in it.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11am
Admission
Free
Website
A watery adventure
Join us in this musical session to find out about the River Thames, and the people and creatures that live near or in it.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11:30am-12pm
Admission
Free
Website
Finds from the river
Join us for a walk along the foreshore of the River Thames and see what exciting archaeological finds you might discover.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30am-12pm
Admission
Free
Website
Little Moles toddlers group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time in this fun, hands-on and creative session for toddlers (walkers - 5 years) and carers.
Minimum age: 1
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3-4pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Meet the expert: Andrew Marcus, PR Manager
On the last Wednesday of the month enjoy free daytime talks by experts including curators, conservators, historians and archaeologists, from the Museum of London and beyond.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
1-2pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Free
Website
Mini Moles babies group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time. This session is for babies aged 6 months-walking and their carers and includes sensory, hands-on and play based activities for you and your baby to enjoy together.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Sacred Thames
Together with curators Meriel and Jackie, we will explore objects found in the Thames and how they show the river's importance for Londoners past and present.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-1pm
Admission
Free
Website
Muddy waters
Leather, wood and textiles can survive really well in the muddy waters of the Thames. The Museum's archaeological conservators will show how they preserve objects made of these materials. See them wet and dry!
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-3:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Muddy waters
Leather, wood and textiles can survive really well in the muddy waters of the Thames. The Museum's archaeological conservators will show how they preserve objects made of these materials. See them wet and dry!
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11:30am-1pm
Admission
Free
Website
Palaces by the Thames
This art workshop explores the former homes of kings and queens dotted along the Thames. Design your very own miniature palace full of gold leaf and marble.
Minimum age: 5. The Museum of London collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
2:30-4pm
Website
Palaces by the Thames
This art workshop explores the former homes of kings and queens dotted along the Thames. Design your very own miniature palace full of gold leaf and marble.
Minimum age: 5. The Museum of London collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
12:30-2pm
Website
Palaces by the Thames
This art workshop explores the former homes of kings and queens dotted along the Thames. Design your very own miniature palace full of gold leaf and marble.
Minimum age: 5. The Museum of London collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
12:30-2pm
Website
Palaces by the Thames
This art workshop explores the former homes of kings and queens dotted along the Thames. Design your very own miniature palace full of gold leaf and marble.
Minimum age: 5. The Museum of London collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
2:30-4pm
Website
Queen Elizabeth I and the Pirate Queen of Ireland
A true story of two very different women's lives and how their paths crossed in London.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-1:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Queen Elizabeth I and the Pirate Queen of Ireland
A true story of two very different women's lives and how their paths crossed in London.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3-3:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Queen Elizabeth I and the Pirate Queen of Ireland
A true story of two very different women's lives and how their paths crossed in London.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
A Mudlarking adventure
In this digital workshop families will recreate the stories of Mudlarks using real objects from the river Thames.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:45pm
Admission
Free
Website
A Mudlarking adventure
In this digital workshop families will recreate the stories of Mudlarks using real objects from the river Thames.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3:30-4:15pm
Admission
Free
Website
A Mudlarking adventure
In this digital workshop families will recreate the stories of Mudlarks using real objects from the river Thames.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12:30-1:15pm
Admission
Free
Website
Crossing the Thames
Do you know how many bridges cross the Thames in central London? Discover the answer and much more about London's bridges in this hands-on workshop. Minimum age: 5.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
12:30-2pm
Website
Crossing the Thames
Do you know how many bridges cross the Thames in central London? Discover the answer and much more about London's bridges in this hands-on workshop. Minimum age: 5.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
2:30-4pm
Website
Crossing the Thames
Do you know how many bridges cross the Thames in central London? Discover the answer and much more about London's bridges in this art workshop.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12:30-2pm
Admission
Free
Website
A Mudlarking adventure
In this digital workshop families will recreate the stories of Mudlarks using real objects from the river Thames.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12:30-1:15pm
Admission
Free
Website
A Mudlarking adventure
In this digital workshop families will recreate the stories of Mudlarks using real objects from the river Thames.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3:30-4:15pm
Admission
Free
Website
A Mudlarking adventure
In this digital workshop families will recreate the stories of Mudlarks using real objects from the river Thames.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:45pm
Admission
Free
Website
Crossing the Thames
Do you know how many bridges cross the Thames in central London? Discover the answer and much more about London's bridges in this art workshop.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2:30-4pm
Admission
Free
Website
Crossing the Thames
Do you know how many bridges cross the Thames in central London? Discover the answer and much more about London's bridges in this art workshop.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12:30-2pm
Admission
Free
Website
Dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park
The famous ‘monsters’ in Crystal Palace have been on display since the park opened in 1854. These are the first life-sized three-dimensional sculptures of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts, but there is a lot more to them than meets the eye. Discover the ideas behind them with science historian Professor Cain.
Suitable for
When
1:15-2pm
Admission
Free
Little Moles toddlers group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time in this fun, hands-on and creative session for toddlers (walkers - 5 years) and carers.
Minimum age: 1
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3:30-4:30pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Mini Moles babies group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time. This session is for babies aged 6 months-walking and their carers and includes sensory, hands-on and play based activities for you and your baby to enjoy together.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Caine on screen
Alfie? Get Carter? Educating Rita? Vote for your favourite Michael Caine film online and see the top four films for free at monthly screenings. See our website for voting details www.museumoflondon.org.uk/caineonscreen. The winning films will be announced and the final schedule available after 14 March.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
2-4pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Free booking advised
Website
Museum explored
Join one of the Museum's Hosts and explore the galleries through fun, hands-on activities. Suitable for the whole family.
All ages
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-1pm
Admission
Free
Website
Museum explored
Join one of the Museum's Hosts and explore the galleries through fun, hands-on activities. Suitable for the whole family.
All ages
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-4pm
Admission
Free
Website
Little Moles toddlers group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time in this fun, hands-on and creative session for toddlers (walkers - 5 years) and carers.
Minimum age: 1
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3:30-4:30pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Mini Moles babies group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time. This session is for babies aged 6 months-walking and their carers and includes sensory, hands-on and play based activities for you and your baby to enjoy together.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Westminster women
In the centenary year of Suffragette Emily Davidson's death, explore in and around Parliament Square. Hear about the sacrifices Emily and her colleagues made in their quest for the campaign of Votes for Women.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Fee £10 (concs £8, Friends £7) book in advance 020 7001 944
Website
Soldiers on the march
Meet a company of Roman soldiers and take a closer look at their clothes, armour and way of life.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11:30am-4pm
Admission
Free
Website
Festival of British Archaeology 2013
Get exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of stores and laboratories at the Museum of London and the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre. Curators will guide you around these usually hidden spaces and explain the secrets of our collections. For more details on individual events visit the Museum of London website www.museumoflondon.org.uk.
Suitable for
- 18+
Where
Museum of London
Website
Plague Bones: how London’s Black Death became a tropical disease
At its height the Black Death claimed the lives of 7,000 Londoners every week. The Museum of London excavated a plague cemetery in the 1980s but it was not until 2011 that technology revealed the true identity of the disease. UCL researchers are examining similar burial grounds to prove that another ‘English’ pestilence – ‘marsh fever’ – was actually malaria, now one of the great scourges of the developing world.
Suitable for
When
1:15-2pm
Admission
Free
Little Moles toddlers group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time in this fun, hands-on and creative session for toddlers (walkers - 5 years) and carers.
Minimum age: 1
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3:30-4:30pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Mini Moles babies group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time. This session is for babies aged 6 months-walking and their carers and includes sensory, hands-on and play based activities for you and your baby to enjoy together.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Archaeology up close
Drop in on monthly object-handling sessions with members of the Museum’s Archaeological Collections department.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
12-2pm
Where
Museum of London
Website
Roman fort visit
Tour the remains of the western gate of London’s Roman military fort, located beneath the streets next to the Museum.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
3-3:30pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Free
Website
Roman Fort Visit
Tour the remains of the western gate of London's Roman military fort, located beneath the streets next to the Museum. Please note that due to the terrain on site at the Roman fort this tour is not accessible to wheelchair users.
Suitable for
- 18+
- 16-17
- Not suitable for children
When
2-2:30pm
Where
London Wall
Admission
Free tickets on application.
Website
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/London-Wall/Whats-on/Adult-events/Archaeologyevents.htm
Roman Fort Visit
Tour the remains of the western gate of London's Roman military fort, located beneath the streets next to the Museum. Please note that due to the terrain on site at the Roman fort this tour is not accessible to wheelchair users.
Suitable for
- 18+
- 16-17
- Not suitable for children
When
3-3:30pm
Where
London Wall
Admission
Free tickets on application.
Website
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/London-Wall/Whats-on/Adult-events/Archaeologyevents.htm
Museum explored
Join one of the Museum's Hosts and explore the galleries through fun, hands-on activities. Suitable for the whole family.
All ages
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-1pm
Admission
Free
Website
Museum explored
Join one of the Museum's Hosts and explore the galleries through fun, hands-on activities. Suitable for the whole family.
All ages
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-4pm
Admission
Free
Website
Little Moles toddlers group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time in this fun, hands-on and creative session for toddlers (walkers - 5 years) and carers.
Minimum age: 1
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3:30-4:30pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Little Moles toddlers group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time in this fun, hands-on and creative session for toddlers (walkers - 5 years) and carers.
Minimum age: 1
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3:30-4:30pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Mini Moles babies group
Learn, play and explore together every Wednesday during term-time. This session is for babies aged 6 months-walking and their carers and includes sensory, hands-on and play based activities for you and your baby to enjoy together.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free advanced booking required
Website
Housing for the people: Old Nichol to New Boundary Street Walk
Join Mike Moran, City highlights, for a tour evoking the terrible living conditions in one of East London’s most notorious slums. Learn about its bold and ambitious redevelopment as one of the finest examples of Victorian social housing.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Fee £10 (concs £8, Friends £7) book in advance 020 7001 945
Website
Characters from history - meet a Victorian spice seller
Having arrived from Morocco, our Victorian spice seller sells his goods as medicines and ointments. Hear his story and find out what his London is like.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
3-3:30pm
Admission
Free
Website
Characters from history - meet a Victorian spice seller
Having arrived from Morocco, our Victorian spice seller sells his goods as medicines and ointments. Hear his story and find out what his London is like.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-2:30pm
Admission
Free
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Characters from history - meet a Victorian spice seller
Having arrived from Morocco, our Victorian spice seller sells his goods as medicines and ointments. Hear his story and find out what his London is like.
Minimum age: 5
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-1:30pm
Admission
Free
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The thin veil of London Walk
In this theatrical tour, Robert Kingham delves into the mystical environs of Holborn and Bloomsbury as part of Arthur Machen's 150th Birthday festival events.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
6-8pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Fee £12 book in advance 020 7001 944
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Caine on screen
Alfie? Get Carter? Educating Rita? Vote for your favourite Michael Caine film online and see the top four films for free at monthly screenings. See our website for voting details www.museumoflondon.org.uk/caineonscreen. The winning films will be announced and the final schedule available after 14 March.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
2-4pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Free booking advised
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Stepney: an East End village
Walking from Mile End, Stepney Green always comes as a revelation to visitors with its attractive terraced houses and green spaces. Join Rachel Kolsky to discover the stories of the long-gone Jewish community including Sephardi cemetery and the Jewish Anarchist Club.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London
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Archaeology up close
Drop in on monthly object-handling sessions with members of the Museum’s Archaeological Collections department.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
12-2pm
Where
Museum of London
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Songs of the City
Bring your voices along to this musical tour of some of London’s most famous historical sites, and learn about the songs connected to them.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Fee £10 (concs £8, Friends £7) book in advance 020 7001 9844
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The Victoria Embankment Walk
Walk from Blackfriars to Westminster and explore this important example of 19th century civil engineering from eminent Victorian, Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Fee £10 (concs £8, Friends £7) book in advance 020 7001 9844
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The Victoria Embankment Walk
Walk from Blackfriars to Westminster and explore this important example of 19th century civil engineering from eminent Victorian, Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
Suitable for
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-1pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Fee £10.00 (concs £8.00, Friends £7.00) - book in advance 020 7001 9845.
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Meet the expert: Francis Grew, Senior Curator of Archaeology
On the last Wednesday of the month enjoy free daytime talks by curators, conservators, historians and archaeologists, from the Museum of London and beyond.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
1-2pm
Where
Museum of London
Admission
Free
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