Politics & Society
Meet the mayors, prime ministers and Parliaments who’ve held power, and see how Londoners have lived together, with the help of our objects, stories and blogs.
Blogs-And-Stories
Art & Design
Art & Design
Picture Post believed in the power of photography
This London-based magazine pioneered photojournalism in the mid-20th century
Art & Design
Art & Design
London through the eyes of Wolfgang Suschitzky
The grit and glamour of life in the mid-20th century, captured by one of the era’s key photographers
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
A timeline of IRA attacks in London
From the 1970s to the 1990s, Londoners faced the repeated threat of Irish republican bombings
Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships
Sunil Gupta’s photo-collages protested Section 28
This 1988 series challenged homophobic government legislation through photography and poetry