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Family events

There’s something for the whole family at London Transport Museum. We run a range of events - come and enjoy singing and story sessions every week during term time, or explore our collection with special events every school holiday, including creative and crafty activities linked to our exhibitions and collection.

All our family events in the Museum are free with your admission ticket - which is valid for unlimited entries all year. Kids go free!

Families will also love a visit to our Museum Depot where you can explore thousands of objects from our collection and take part in special family activities!

Depot Open Days: From Past to Present

Date(s)
Multiple dates from Friday 5 July 2024 to Sunday 7 July 2024

Join us at the Museum Depot in Acton, west London to discover the story of transport past and present, imagine what a green future could look like for London, and explore this treasure trove of over 320,000 objects.  

A photo of people walking between buses in the Acton Depot bus shed. Red buses on the right and Green and yellow buses on the left.

Depot Open Days: Connecting the Capital

Date(s)
Multiple dates from Thursday 19 September 2024 to Sunday 22 September 2024

Tubes, trams, bicycles, buses and cable cars have all played their part helping people navigate London. Discover almost 200 years of transport history in our collections store, with its treasure trove of over 320,000 objects.  

Child walking in to historic Underground train carriage painted red

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

May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

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Fuel your imagination at our Festival of Curiosity this half term as your family enjoy curious and creative problem-solving challenges and meet real-world engineers. Follow our STEAM-inspired family trail, join an interactive workshop or storytelling session, and much more!

A woman and child are in the image. The woman has long brown hair, and a black cardigan. She is crouching down with her back to the camera slightly. She is helping the small child to stand. The small child is wearing a red sweater, blue jeans and sneakers. The child is looking into a glass cabinet. The cabinet is filled with large objects related to the overground. The woman and child are both engaged at the objects in the cabinet. The scene is brightly lit with warm lighting.

Depot family tours

Date(s)
Multiple dates from Wednesday 29 May 2024 to Wednesday 21 August 2024

Exclusively for family groups, join us at our Museum Depot for a highlights tour of our bus and train shed to uncover the stories of some of the very special vehicles in our collection.

Child kneeling up on moquette seats inside a historic carriage in a brightly lit building with a roundel sign

Family Explorer Evening

Date(s)

Explore our Museum at a quieter time, free from the general public, with many of the gallery sounds turned off. Evening for families with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

View down on to ground floor of museum gallery with historic train carriage, gold and red buses, and traffic crossing signals

Family Explorer Event

Date(s)
Multiple dates from Saturday 1 June 2024 to Saturday 22 February 2025

Explore our Museum at a quieter time, free from the general public, with many of the gallery sounds turned off. For families with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

A brown and cream coloured tram

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