Printed Ephemera
Our printed ephemera collection offer a distinctive interpretation of London’s social and cultural history through 150,000 ‘throw-away’ items.
Blogs-And-Stories
The eccentric dentist who embalmed his wife
Here’s the curious tale of Martin van Butchell’s first wife
From London Museum to the Battle of the Somme
The story of London Museum’s first paid employee, Maurice Edgar Read
Why are these Victorian Christmas cards so weird?
Musical cats. Violent clowns. Friendly flies. Greetings cards looked a little different in the 1800s
Quirky Victorian Valentine’s Day cards
A stuffed canary on a card? A lobster in love? The Victorians had curious ways of showing romance
In search of ‘identity’ behind prison walls
A project at Pentonville prison that explores the creativity and individuality of the participants
Who was publicly executed in London?
Thirteen tales of the cooks, rebels, bankers and king who died in front of a watching crowd
London buses: Red, iconic, double-decked
You wait for ages, then all you need to know about London buses comes along at once
10 historical maps of London
Picking a route through the beautiful, intriguing and unusual maps in our collection
When London moved by tram
Powered by horses, then electricity, London’s tram network was once the largest in the world
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: A pioneering doctor
The first woman in Britain to qualify as a doctor
Thomas Barnardo’s crusade against child poverty
The suffering children of London’s East End motivated Barnardo’s tireless social work
The 7/7 London bombings, 2005
On 7 July 2005, 52 people were killed by terrorists targeting London’s transport network
