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A look at London Transport's early advertising posters
By Nick Gill, , 3 minute readDiscover how, in 1933, poster art helped to establish the brand identity of the newly formed London Passenger Transport Board, later known simply as London Transport.
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Transported by Music – The delightful links between transport and opera
By Elizabeth McKay, , 2 minute readDiscover the surprising links between transport and opera in this blog by Elizabeth McKay, the Museum’s Chief Operating Officer, inspired by a recent online event with Dr Harry Brünjes, Chairman of the English National Opera and the London Coliseum Theatre.
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Winter Wonderland - Discover our festive Poster Parade
By Georgia Morley, , 1 minute readSenior Curator Georgia Morley shares five of her favourite posters from our new Poster Parade Winter Wonderland celebrating the magic of wintertime in London through the years.
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Celebrating London's tramways past and present
By Georgia Morley, , 1 minute readWe are starting the new year with a celebration of London’s tramways in our new Poster Parade on display at the Museum from 10 January to 26 March 2020. Find out more in this blog by Curator Georgia Morley.
Senior Curator Laura Sleath looks at Transport for London's long history of producing posters to keep passengers informed about upgrades to the network. This theme is further explored in our exhibition Untangling the Tracks,
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Thameslink: A history through the city
By Laura Sleath, , 3 minute readOur latest exhibition Untangling the Tracks takes a closer look at the Thameslink Programme, a major project to increase capacity, improve connections and provide greater reliability on the Thameslink route. Senior Curator Laura Sleath tells us the history behind the only north-south mainline railway to cross London.
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Celebrating 150 years of the District line with our new Poster Parade
By Laura Sleath, , 2 minute readSenior Curator Laura Sleath presents some of the posters in our new Poster Parade, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the District line.
Poster Art Commissioner for Transport for London and London Transport Museum Michael Walton looks at the history of commissioning art posters for the Underground since 1908.