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Flickr Transport in Minature Scavenger Hunt
Our Flickr group for this meet is here.
London Transport Museum Flickr Scavenger Hunt
On Sunday 6th July London Transport Museum held its first Flickr Scavenger Hunt as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2008. 25 Flickr photographers were let loose in and around Covent Garden to snap architectural transport highlights. It was a great day out as you can see from all the creative and interesting photographs on Flickr.
Following a public vote with over 400 votes cast the prize for Best Team Effort goes to Team Angel (below) for their attempt to capture the day's targets.
The prize for Photograph of the Day goes to Jack Pandemian for her wonderful photo of roundels on benches displayed below. She'll receive an ipod shuffle.
Team Elephant and Castle (below) won the first past the post prize on the day. Solving all the clues and making it back to the Museum before anyone else.
Thank you to everyone that participated in the event. Look out for how you can take part in the next one by joining our Flickr group.
Last Stop Competition Winner
To celebrate the Last Stop exhibition we held a competition on Flickr to see who could best capture the essence of the Routemaster! This is the winning image chosen by exhibition artist Ralf Obergefell.
Ralf says the winner, Aston, "captures particularly well the design elements and details of the Routemasters exterior. In addition to the details of the bus, he also incorporates other London objects, which he frames in a beautiful juxtaposition...The bright red routemaster bonnet with the smiley round headlight sitting within, a strong juxtaposition with a city worker dressed in dark clothing walking across the street."
Congratulations to Aston, who will receive a signed copy of the 'Last Stop' book.
To see the other entries go to Flickr.
'What's Cooking?' New Routes Project
London Transport Museum has been cooking up a storm with the United Anglo-Caribbean Society in Acton. Four delicious recipes are yours to try at home as the result of a four month project exploring the Museum's catering collection with a local community group.
Taking inspiration from objects, archival film and oral history interviews the group have adapted dishes once served in London Transport canteens to represent their own tastes and cultures. Project workshops varied from practical cookery sessions to story sharing sessions.
Recipe cards are available in all Ealing libraries, in the Museum's Learning Lounge and online.
Tuck in!
Caribbean Bread and Butter Pudding
Fish Cakes with a Kick
Healthy Meat and Vegetable Pie
Spicy Rice Pudding
'What's Cooking?' is part of London Transport Museum's New Routes projects, a programme of community exhibitions and partnerships aimed at involving new audiences. New Routes forms part of the Revisiting Collections initiative that extends across all London Hub museums and is funded by MLA London.