What's on
London Museum Docklands
Holding Emotions
Exhibitions & displays
9 Feb 2024 – 9 Feb 2026
A free display giving a moment to reflect on, process and release emotions
London Museum Docklands
Zak Ové: Exodus
Exhibitions & displays
29 Nov 2024 – 1 Oct 2025
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
A museum trail shedding light on the Caribbean community's contributions to London Docklands
Blogs & Stories
Building a museum
5 things about Smithfield Market you might not know
What connects London’s iconic Smithfield Market to the Sydney Opera House?
Trades & Workers
West India Docks
These were once the world’s largest docks, built to handle goods from Caribbean slave plantations
Collections
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, KS2
Deaf Londoners in the 1660s
Learn about deaf Londoners around the time of the Great Fire of London with these resources suitable for D/deaf learners and everyone else
KS2, KS3
London, Sugar & Slavery gallery visit
Prepare and facilitate your school visit of the London, Sugar & Slavery gallery at London Museum Docklands with this set of printable resources
Everything else
Schools & Communities
Schools resources
Fun ways to learn about London's history, including the Great Fire of London
London borough
Bexley
Links to the Gunpowder Plot and Peasants’ Revolt, and home to arguably the world’s most beautiful sewage works