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How we care and preserve thousands of photo negatives in our collection, dating from the 1880s
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A look at four different hats and the stories of the people who wore them
Delve into the wardrobes of the fashionable woman in the 1920s
From clandestine wine tastings to a female police force, what went on at London’s Docklands
The psychological impact and cultural significance of Black Caribbean fashion among the Windrush Generation
Explore how fashion among the Windrush generation has become a form of cultural expression
From treating a real feather skirt to conserving silk tulle, here are details of the conservation work
What the burial of a high status woman tells us about gender and power at a critical time in British history
How much do we know about the people in medieval London?
How do you display a fragile costume that’s over 100 years old?
Follow us on a journey of London animals from the Old Stone Age to the Iron Age
Listen to early London soundscapes from 1928 made by the Daily Mail, and to the silence of 2020 lockdown
Ready to relive the beat? Two Londoners take a nostalgic trip down 1990s rave culture
Recreating the embroidery on a 1577 Bible cover that could have been done by Queen Elizabeth I herself?
The removal of Robert Milligan’s statue in 2020 was part of a wider movement around the legacy of slavery
Resourceful and heroic – how incarcerated Suffragettes used toilet paper
London Museum staff choose their favourite object with a female focus from our collection
What can we learn about the residents of Roman Londinium by studying their shoes?
London Museum is on the move to a new site in Smithfield. Here’s a tour of what to expect
Our Librarian shares a few of his favourite volumes and the stories these have to tell.
Hear about the latest events, exhibitions, stories and behind-the-scenes news from us.