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Valentine's love tokens: From bent coins to whale’s tooth
Discover the romantic history behind love tokens like bent coins, lovespoons and whale’s teeth
Why Mudlarks search the Thames foreshore at night
Experiencing the quiet magic of mudlarking by moonlight
Celebrating Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year in London
Same moon cakes, new London. How Vietnamese traditions have found home in a multicultural city
How archaeological finds help tell LGBTQ+ stories
Three objects, thousands of years of queer history
The most infamous scandal in Victorian London?
Two mudlarks, thousands of forgeries and a story full of intrigue, deceit and ingenuity
Conserving a medieval leather book cover
Head behind the scenes to see what it takes to conserve such a rare object
Buttons & pins: Haberdashery from the Thames
Stories of ordinary Londoners, one button at a time
The sacred River Thames
Mudlarked discoveries show the Thames has been revered by many as a sacred space for millennia
What does a Finds Liaison Officer do?
They assess, research and record thousands of objects
Say hello to London’s 33 new borough pigeons
Our new Smithfield home welcomes 33 giant pigeons designed by local artists
Molly houses & queer subculture in Georgian London
These 18th-century queer bars can be seen as a precursor to modern LGBTQ+ social life in London
Introducing our conversational search agent
Welcome to Clio 1.0 – here to help you explore our collections and stories more intuitively
Quiz: How well do you know underground London?
Test your knowledge of the city's coolest underground secrets
From Ukraine to London: Home away from home
Two Ukrainian refugees in London share their experiences of rebuilding their home and identity
Fired up about pipe finds: A Thames mudlark’s passion
While plain tobacco pipes are common, decorated ones are a special find for Germander Speedwell
