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Behind the scenes

Rare books: What makes them special & how to care for them

Tips on identifying special books, storage and safe handling techniques to preserve these literary artefacts

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Behind the scenes

Why are you touching that object without gloves?

All you need to know about glove-wearing while handling objects at London Museum

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Behind the scenes

Youth: A rare Festival of Britain sculpture by Daphne Henrion

What makes this rare sculpture, thought to be lost, special?

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Games

Quiz: How well do you know London’s docks?

How much do you know about Docklands history? Play our quiz to find out!

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Behind the scenes

Unboxing finds from a 1950s’ excavation site near Orpington

What happens when 28 boxes from a 1950s’ excavation near Orpington find their way to London Museum?

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Behind the scenes

Of gunpowder, vinegar & photo negatives: Conservation & care

Conservator Mathilde Renauld shares the challenges of preserving photographic history in our collections

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Behind the scenes

Preserving the Trump Baby Blimp at London Museum

Baby on board! What goes into the conservation and display of the hugely controversial Trump Baby Blimp?

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Behind the scenes

Conserving Anna Pavlova’s ‘Dying Swan’ costume

From treating a real feather skirt to conserving silk tulle, here are details of the conservation work

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Behind the scenes

'In remembrance of Melady': Emma Hamilton’s copy of Haydn’s The Creation

Tracing the journey of Haydn's The Creation to the museum Library

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Behind the scenes

Mounting Queen Victoria’s mourning dress

How do you display a fragile costume that’s over 100 years old?

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Behind the scenes

Stitches in time: Remaking a 1577 Bible cover

Recreating the embroidery on a 1577 Bible cover that could have been done by Queen Elizabeth I herself?

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Suffragettes’ secret prison diaries: History on toilet paper

Resourceful and heroic – how incarcerated Suffragettes used toilet paper

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Behind the scenes

Conserving Una Maw's famous 1920s Vegetable Dolls

How we conserved and restored these amazing century-old handmade dolls by Una Maw

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Mudlarks: Rescuing relics from the River Thames

From prehistoric blades to sacred relics, historical artefacts found on the shores of the Thames

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Foreshore finds from mudlarking on 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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Behind the scenes

Is this burnt bible a survivor of the Great Fire of London?

Hidden away for years, we trace its journey from flames to museum shelves

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Behind the scenes

That's me! Finding yourself in historical photographs

When museum photos reunite people with their past