London Museum Docklands

Holding Emotions

Exhibitions & displays

Now until – 9 Feb 2026

Free

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

London Museum Docklands

Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands trail

Activity

Now until – 24 Jan 2027

Free

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

London Museum Docklands

By Appointment Only: Romani art, culture & heritage

Exhibitions & displays

Now until – 31 Jan 2027

Free

A free display on the creativity and craft of Romani communities

Blogs & Stories

Nature & Environment

How a Neolithic jade axe came to Mortlake

Polished, Italian and left in the Thames

Death & Disasters

Relics of King Charles I’s execution

Is this what the king wore on his final day?

War & Weapons

‘Munitionettes’ & women’s football in the First World War

The official sport of women factory workers in wartime

Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera

Label

Wildy and Son

1801-1850

London Museum Docklands Archive
London Museum Docklands Archive

Intimidation etc (unbound manuscript)

London and India Docks Joint Committee

1889-08-1889-10

Post-Medieval
Post-Medieval

Toy dish

17th & 18th century

School resources

KS3, KS4, KS5

London's LGBTQ+ history

Examine historical evidence of London’s LGBTQ+ history with these object-rich resources for secondary schools, including an FAQ, timeline and lesson starters

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

KS1, KS2

Prehistory

Explore this wealth of suggested activities for accessible primary prehistory teaching

Everything else

London borough

Harrow

Harrow’s famous school opened in 1572, while Kodak set up a factory here in 1891

Visit

London’s Burning

Why was London burning? And did pouring water on it really help?