Blog
Explore the stories of the world's greatest city and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.
Royal reads: Books owned by British monarchs
A royal reading list truly fit for queens and kings
Holiday broadsides: When tip requests were sheer poetry
Meet the London workers who turned holiday tips requests into an artform
From fox lungs to fuming pots: 17th-century flu remedies
Explore London Museum artefacts that reveal a strange yet fascinating history of healing
Lauderdale House: Witchcraft relics hidden in the wall
Was it a 17th-century curse or a homeowner’s protection?
The thrill of being a London Olympics volunteer
Four Londoners share the significance of contributing their bit to the London 2012 Olympic Games
Embroidered memories: The First World War silk postcard industry
How these hand-embroidered First World War silk postcards are beautiful examples of sentimentality and wartime industry
How to ‘judge’ a book owner by their bookplate
We don’t really judge, but we can definitely get to know a lot about a book’s owner by their customised bookplate
Medieval pilgrim shell tokens & St James’ Way
Explore London’s medieval shell relics, symbolising the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage’s lasting allure
The queen’s chatelaine bag
Tracing the origins of three royal accessories with Medieval roots
The 1889 London dockers’ & tailors’ strikes
When workers from two key local industries – tailoring and the docks – fought for better pay and working conditions
Disability: A child’s perspective from 1950s London
These photos of disabled children in 1950s London attempt to fill in a crucial gap in our history
Music icons, Soho fashion streets & the Swinging 60s
Here’s how music and fashion were intrinsically linked in 1960s London
British-Bangladeshis & the East End rag trade: A personal story
How Asma Begum’s parents travelled from Bangladesh in the 1960s to build a life in London’s East End
Christmas Quiz: How good is your Christmas trivia?
Take our Christmas Quiz to find out how much you know about this annual festival
Of Victorian cravat pins & Cleopatra’s Needle
How did a chip off a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk wind up as a fashionable Victorian cravat pin?
How 3 women artists captured London’s landscape
How three contemporary artists have employed unconventional techniques to capture London
Handkerchief politics: The Irish Question
A handkerchief highlights both an interesting phase of British politics and a quirky fashion statement
