London Museum Docklands

Holding Emotions

Exhibitions & displays

9 Feb 2024 – 9 Feb 2026

Free

A free display giving a moment to reflect on, process and release emotions

London Museum Docklands

Zak Ové: Exodus

Exhibitions & displays

29 Nov 2024 – 25 May 2025

Free

A mixed-media installation exploring migration through the present lens

London Museum Docklands

Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands trail

Activity

25 Jan 2025 – 24 Jan 2027

Free

A museum trail shedding light on the Caribbean community's contributions to London Docklands

Blogs & Stories

From our experts

‘A leather jerkin well examined’: Tudor fashion's unsung hero

A rugged, sleeveless jacket that shaped 16th-century style

From our experts

Food rationing & wartime trading at Sainsbury’s

From food rationing to setting up emergency shops, here’s how Sainsbury’s operated during First & Second World Wars

Fashion & Style

How Mary Quant revolutionised 1960s fashion

This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed

Saxon & Medieval
Saxon & Medieval

Miniature jug

Medieval; late 13th-mid 14th century

Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings

Remains of the Austin Friary (etching)

Skelton, J.

1821-06-01

Working History
Working History

Teleprinter

ITT Creed Ltd

C. 1983

School resources

KS1, KS2

Prehistory

Explore this wealth of suggested activities for accessible primary prehistory teaching

KS1

Great Fire of London lolly stick theatre

Create your very own lolly stick theatre and re-tell the story of the Great Fire of London! Follow these simple instructions, with templates, to create your own theatre for your performance

KS1

The Great Fire of London

Explore the Great Fire of London with animated videos and downloadable PDF activities about life in 17th-century London, Samuel Pepys's diary and how people reacted to the fire

Everything else

Objects & Stories

Collections access & enquiries

We’d love to hear from you if you’d like to enquire about our collections

London borough

Tower Hamlets

The heart of London’s East End whose story dates back to Roman times

London Museum Docklands

Free galleries

Step into 400 years of London Docklands' river, port and people