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Young people - introduction

London Transport Museum has been working with young people to create exhibitions, run events, co-design our activities and deliver our programmes since 2010.

We work with Londoners aged 18-25 who are looking to take their next steps into a career in the culture or transport sectors.

You are untapped talent: Ready for work but facing barriers to getting the start you need in your chosen field. You may be unemployed and out of education, stuck as an endless professional volunteer, or underemployed – working in low wage/low prospect jobs, grafting in the growing gig economy and lacking the support to make a change.

You are trailblazers: Seeking employment in sectors that do not yet reflect you or our city’s diversity – diversity of gender, cultural background, sexuality, disability, class and the places where they intersect. You bring a fresh perspective, new ideas and lived experiences that will shape and develop the future workforce. 

You are creative: We will work collaboratively with you – opening space for debate, co-production, risk and allowing multiple perspectives that challenge us, our organisation and sector to be better.

The Museum’s Young People’s Skills team has a clear mandate from young people, where everything we do must support young people to take real steps on their career paths. We are accountable to young people for providing collaborative, open and responsive programmes, offering paid work as much as possible, providing training and progression throughout, opening space for creativity, building professional networks and supporting wellbeing.

Hear from our team

Check out these blog posts written by young people involved with our programmes:

Find out more

Check out some of the different ways you can get involved at LTM, including apprenticeships, paid freelancer and fellowship roles, employability support programmes and volunteer projects.

Arts Award at the Museum

The Museum is free for young people aged 17 and under. 

If you are aged 18-25 and doing Arts Award, please email [email protected] to arrange a free visit. Taking part in one of our longer projects could also count towards Arts Award.

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Contact us

Please email us if you would like to find out more about our Young People’s projects.