Museum guide
Guide to London Transport Museum
London Transport Museum explores the heritage of London and its transport system, and the stories of the people who have travelled and worked in the city over the last 200 years.
Find out more about our galleries and exhibitions below, as well as some of the must-see objects at the Museum!
Galleries and exhibitions
Discover our permanent gallery dedicated to commercial poster art and design. See more than 100 poster artworks and posters, and explore the poster-making process in our exhibition How to Make a Poster.
Open now, Legacies: London Transport’s Caribbean Workforce exhibition celebrates the huge contribution people of Caribbean heritage have made to transport history and British culture.
Discover how Underground stations and metro systems provide shelter to citizens during war, with historical images from our collection and new documentary photos from Ukraine.
Discover what transport was like in London in the 1800s, from riverboats, the first omnibus, trams and early railways.
In 1860, work began on the world's first underground railway - the Metropolitan line. See the only surviving 1860s steam engine in the Museum.
London’s population grew rapidly in the 19th century as the railways and the underground began to expand out, reaching villages like Brixton, and further out into new 'Metro-land', creating the first suburbs.
Construction on early underground lines was expensive and chaotic. Explore how the Greathead shield made digging deep tunnels much easier and helped build the world's first electric railway.
How did London Transport first form? Find out how and why Lord Ashfield merged all of London's transport operators in the early 1900s.
From horse-drawn vehicles to trams, trolleybuses and the first motor buses, discover what surface transport was like in the first half of the 20th century.
London by Design celebrates London’s transport design heritage, including the iconic roundel, map, font, posters and more.
Through both the First and Second World Wars, London’s transport system and its staff played a vital role in keeping the city moving and contributed to the wider war effort.
Test your STEM skills, solve transport conundrums faced by modern day engineers, and enjoy a series of fun interactive exhibits in our Future Engineers gallery.
Explore London's surface transport after the Second World War to today's modern organisation run by Transport for London.
Discover the central role of civil engineers in the fight against climate change in this exhibition by the Institution of Civil Engineers, and explore how they are developing sustainable solutions to reduce carbon emissions.
Our All Aboard playzone is full of mini vehicles and perfect for kids age 0-7 to dress up, try out the interactive activities and play in!
Museum floor plan
This floor plan shows you where the Museum galleries and facilities are located, to help you plan your visit.
Past exhibitions
Planning your visit
Find out about our Annual Pass options to visit the Museum. Passes are valid for a year, and kids go free!
We are committed to ensuring that every visit matters, as does every interaction with our customers. Find out how we are making sure the Museum is accessible for everyone.
It's easy to get to London Transport Museum by Underground, bus, rail, boat, car or bicycle