Rights & Activism

Discussing the creation of one of UK’s first LGBTQ+ exhibitions here at London Museum

One of the defining industrial disputes of the 1970s happened in a north-west London suburb

A freed enslaved man whose life story drove the abolition of the British trade in enslaved Africans

And the campaign for LGBTQ+ rights gained momentum in the 1970s

Anahita Harding fights London’s accessibility barriers through art and protest

A vital narrative of enslavement that boosted the abolitionist movement

Baby on board! What goes into the conservation and display of the hugely controversial Trump Baby Blimp?

The militant campaigners who fought for women’s right to vote

Could an enormous march get the new king to support women’s right to vote?

Imprisoned for militant action, some Suffragettes went to extreme lengths to continue their protest

The first general election after the First World War saw huge changes in who could vote

Through love, music and activism, Smyth pushed back at the limits society placed on her

In the wake of the global financial crisis, anti-capitalist protesters set up a camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral

Oversized silhouettes, worn-in denim, political slogans – Hamnett’s designs drove a new London look

Fighting the prosecution of gay encounters in the 1980s and 1990s

In the summer of 1381, a popular rebellion led by Wat Tyler threatened to topple the ruling elite

Cyril Arapoff captures life in a dangerously dilapidated apartment block

Hyde Park’s historic spot for public speaking and debate