Explore the stories of the world's greatest city and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.
Tips on identifying special books, storage and safe handling techniques to preserve these literary artefacts
All you need to know about glove-wearing while handling objects at London Museum
What makes this rare sculpture, thought to be lost, special?
How much do you know about Docklands history? Play our quiz to find out!
What happens when 28 boxes from a 1950s’ excavation near Orpington find their way to London Museum?
Conservator Mathilde Renauld shares the challenges of preserving photographic history in our collections
From treating a real feather skirt to conserving silk tulle, here are details of the conservation work
How do you display a fragile costume that’s over 100 years old?
Recreating the embroidery on a 1577 Bible cover that could have been done by Queen Elizabeth I herself?
Resourceful and heroic – how incarcerated Suffragettes used toilet paper
How we conserved and restored these amazing century-old handmade dolls by Una Maw
From prehistoric blades to sacred relics, historical artefacts found on the shores of the Thames
A volunteer traces the history of some fascinating 18th-century objects rescued by mudlarks on the shores of the River Thames
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