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    Celebrating 150 years of the District line with our new Poster Parade

    By Laura Sleath, , 2 minute read

    Senior Curator Laura Sleath presents some of the posters in our new Poster Parade, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the District line.

    Underground map of London with the lines mark in red and black
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    Commissioning art posters for the Underground

    , 3 minute read

    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.

    A tube of acrylic paint depicting the Underground network
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    •  Museum Lates

    Bus Fare: Stories of The London Bus

    , 2 minute read

    Whet your appetite with a glimpse at the introduction for the 'Bus Fare - Collected Writings on the London Bus' book. Take a look at how transport has changed over the years, yet there is still a familiarity to the journeys today as there was on a Victorian Omnibus.

    An illustration of cream bus ticket on a red background, with the Bus Fare book title across it
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    Poster Prize for Illustration – Bringing London stories to life

    Artist Julia Allum, winner of the Silver Award in 2017 Prize for Illustration, reveals how she brought London stories to life in her stunning promotional image for this year’s Poster Prize for Illustration exhibition.

    An illustration of different landmarks in London
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    Prize for Illustration Notes from a winner - By Julia Allum

    A note from Julia on the process behind winning the Silver award for her poster design, and what she has been up to since.

    A photo of Julia holding her winning poster, with the three parakeets adorned on roundels
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    Reclaim the Station

    , 1 minute read

    Our Documentary Curator Susanna Cordner invites to our next Late Debate focusing on the innovative solution to reclaim spaces across the Capital.

    Colour drawing of a crowd on a tube train
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    Friday Late: Power, Play and Politics

    , 1 minute read

    In our final Friday Late of the Poster Girls series we're celebrating the essence of the exhibition, with a programme of voices representing a diverse range of talent and female empowerment, through lectures, our makers market, tours and 1980s inspired workshops.

    Photo of multicoloured earrings in the shape of triangles
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    Exploring London Transport Museum with Skanska engineer, Emma Watkins

    , 2 minute read

    London Transport Museum's volunteer Carrie Long talks to Emma Watkins, site engineer at Skanska, about the past, present and future of engineering in London.

    A model showing workers building the first Underground tunnels