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Planning your visit to the Museum

Discover over 200 years of London and its transport history and the stories of the people who have travelled and worked in the city with a visit to the London Tourism Awards Visitor Attraction of the Year!

Find out about our Annual Pass options to visit the Museum. Passes are valid for a year, and kids go free!

A draw showing a collection of heritage tickets

Discover our galleries and exhibitions, including Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce and Hidden London, and some of the Museum's must-see objects!

Two people looking out across the Museum

Family events coming soon

Easter holidays: Plants and Poems

Date(s)
Multiple dates from Friday 29 March 2024 to Sunday 14 April 2024

This Easter holiday, dig deep into history and explore the powerful relationship between London and its green environment. Learn about the resilience of plants and let your creativity blossom through poetry, science and storytelling workshops.

Three small children climb up the stairs of a life-sized replica red bus

Depot Open Days: London by Design

Date(s)
Multiple dates from Friday 26 April 2024 to Sunday 28 April 2024

Join us for three days celebrating the history of London Transport design, and explore our collections store with its treasure trove of over 320,000 objects.  

Racks displaying roundel signs for Hammersmith, Aldwych and more

Explore a secret side of the Underground

Imagine going behind the scenes at some of London’s busiest stations, as expert guides reveal the extraordinary infrastructure below your feet. Venture into ‘forgotten’ historical Underground stations such as Aldwych or Down Street, which are usually closed to the public.

Our exclusive, award-winning Hidden London tours are the only way you can discover these incredible places.

Tours this month

More about Hidden London

Object of the month

This photo of people sheltering from an air raid in Piccadilly Circus station was taken by Tunbridge Sedgwick.

During the intensive bombing of the Blitz from September 1940 to May 1941, thousands of people flocked to shelter in deep level Tube stations, bedding down for the night on walkways, platforms and even de-electrified tracks.

This photo is on display in our new exhibition Echoes of the Blitz, which highlights the parallels between underground sheltering in London during the Second World War and in Ukraine today.

Click on the photo to learn more about it.

Discover more about sheltering in wartime in our collection

Read more about shelter during wartime

In both world wars, the London Underground network provided much needed shelter from the horrors of air raids. Read about sheltering during wartime and how thousands of Londoners found shelter in Tube stations.

Londoners sheltering on the Aldwych station platform and on the tube lines during an air raid in 1940

With London suffering major air raids during the Second World War, the London Underground became a natural source of shelter. Read how deep-level Tube stations sheltered thousands every night during the intensive bombing of the Blitz.

B/W print; ARP room at Clapham South deep level shelter, by Planet News, 1944

Explore our collections online

Find out about historic posters with our Poster hub, or save your favourites in your own collections with our new My Collections feature.

Discover the stories of poster commissioning and creativity in London Transport's history

Create your very own collection from London Transport Museum's 360,000+ records online.

Cropped images of various collection items

Latest from the blog

Blog category
  •  Museum Depot

Discovering our Museum Depot: The Acton Access Project

8 February 2024, 7 minute read

Acton Access is a major new project for London Transport Museum, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In this blog, Henry Flynn (Senior Curator for Collections Management and curatorial lead on Acton Access) discusses more about the project, what it involves, and what its aims are.

Project Curator Becky is seen measuring an item
Blog category
  •  Director's Blog

Next stop…2024!

19 December 2023, 5 minute read

As 2023 draws to a close, Museum CEO, Elizabeth McKay takes us on a tour of her highlights of the year.

Elizabeth stands at the back of a vintage Routemaster bus in London Transport Museum.
Blog category
  •  Climate Crossroads

Teaming up with Mastercard to create a greener future

24 July 2023, 2 minute read

This summer, we’re teaming up with Mastercard to offer our visitors the opportunity to take a small action that will help restore some of the world’s forests. Find out how!

Parent watching as child reaches up to stick leaf-shaped magnets onto display shaped like tree