Blog posts
Thomas, one of our Volunteer Welcome Hosts, talks about one of his favourite Underground maps in our collection and shares his experience as a wheelchair user travelling on the Underground.
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- Posters
- Collections
London by Design - Five iconic posters from the Museum's collection
By Nick Gill, , 2 minute readNick Gill, Art and poster store volunteer guide at the Museum Depot, presents a selection of iconic posters from the collection that reflect the great tradition of London Transport's poster art commissioning.
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- Guest blog
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Abram Games and the Festival of Britain travel poster
, 2 minute readOver his six-decade career, Abram Games designed many iconic posters for London Transport, now in the Museum's collection. In 1951, he was commissioned to design the logo for the Festival of Britain, cementing his reputation as one of the best graphic designers of the 20th century. Find out more in this blog by Abram's daughter, Naomi Games.
Discover examples of engineering advancements in transport history over the years, through a selection of objects from our collection picked by Museum Depot volunteer Grahame Bath
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- Corporate Membership
Celebrating 30 years of our Corporate Membership programme
By Sam Mullins, OBE, , 2 minute readThanks to our Corporate Membership programme, over the past 30 years we have established relationships with the extended transport industry, and the support of our corporate members has enabled our journey to becoming the world’s leading museum of urban transport. Find out more about the programme in this blog by Museum Director Sam Mullins.
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- Museum Depot
Not all London buses are red: discover our green RM2 bus
, 2 minute readFind out more about our green RM2 bus, on display at the Museum Depot in Acton, in this blog by Depot volunteer Grahame Bath.
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- Collections
- Posters
To Theatreland by bus or Underground
By Nick Gill, , 3 minute readDiscover London Transport's posters advertising travel to the West End and Theatreland through the ages.
Discover some of the buses in our collection that help us tell the story of London's transport during wartime, in this blog by Museum Depot volunteer Grahame Bathe.