Welcome to London Museum
Visit in person & get up close to objects
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Coming soon
Opening 2026
London Museum
We're counting down – the new London Museum will open in 2026 in Smithfield
Free entry
Open today
London Museum Docklands
Pop along to our beautiful riverside setting and step into 400 years of Docklands history – free and open to all
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London Museum Docklands
Black History Month talks
1 – 31 Oct 2024
Talk
Uncover the legacies of Black Londoners in these free talks
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London Museum Docklands
London in lights
28 – 29 Oct 2024
Activity
Create an artwork using silhouettes in this workshop for over-5s
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London Museum Docklands
Tales of light
31 Oct – 1 Nov 2024
Performance
Discover the legend behind the first day of Diwali
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London Museum Docklands
Mudlarks family gallery
14 – 27 Oct 2024
Activity
Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s
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Art & Design
Steve McQueen: Putting London on screen
This Oscar-winning west Londoner has made vital films about London’s people and history
Music & Subculture
The origins of Notting Hill Carnival
London’s biggest street festival is a celebration of Caribbean culture and Black identity
War & Weapons
Mary Seacole: Doctress of the Crimean War
The determined businesswoman and caregiver who looked after troops at war
Rights & Activism
Olaudah Equiano: Writer & abolitionist
A freed enslaved man whose life story drove the abolition of the British trade in enslaved Africans
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