Museum Late: London Nights
About the event
110 years ago, the first night bus service began operation in the capital. Join us for this Museum Late celebrating London’s nightlife and exploring experiences of the city at night.
Enjoy a line-up of short talks, take a seat for a pub-style quiz and get creative with hands-on activities, all set to a soundtrack of electronic hits. Grab a drink from the bar, explore the Museum’s galleries after hours and discover secrets of the Underground in the award-winning Hidden London exhibition before it closes later this year.
Over 18s only.
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What's happening?
Light up London
London by Design Gallery, Ground Floor
18:45 – 22:00 Drop in and combine circuits and crafts to create an LED-illuminated London skyline.
Night Bus Alter Ego
Luke’s Skills Space, First Floor
18:45 – 22:00 Drop in, create your night bus alter ego and share night bus stories – where will you end up?
Gallery Trail
18:45 – 22:00 Collect your trail card from the ticket desk to take part in this special journey through the Museum galleries: if you complete it successfully, you’ll be in with the chance of winning an exclusive set of London Underground Tube line pin badges!
Pub-style quiz
Canteen - Museum café above the shop
19:00-19:45, 20:00-20:45, 21:00-21:45 Put your night-time knowledge to the test in a pub-style quiz hosted by Gender Bending Drag Ting Shardeazy Afrodesiak.
Dramatic Monologues in association with Cardboard Citizens
Cubic Theatre – Lower Ground Floor (down the stairs to the right of the museum shop)
19:15 – 19:55, 20:15 – 20:55 Take a seat for dramatic monologues from Members of Cardboard Citizens, reflecting on alternative experiences of London at night.
Talks Programme
Cubic Foyer - Lower Ground Floor (down the stairs to the right of the museum shop)
19:15 – 19:45 From Beluga to the Bridge and Tunnel: DJ and broadcaster Edward Adoo explores London’s incredible clubbing and music scene, gentrification, and whether London is a 24-hour city.
20:15 – 20:45 Fighting against closure: Anne Onwusiri from campaign group Friends of the Joiners Arms discusses the importance of London’s LGBTQI+ spaces and how to protect them.
21:15 – 21:45 Tales from the road: Explore weird and wonderful tales of London at night from Aaron Oliver, a former black cab driver turned Hidden London tour guide.
Friends of the Joiners Arms stall
Main Museum Gallery, Ground Floor
18:45 – 22:00 Pick up a T-shirt or badge to help campaign group Friends of the Joiners Arms open the UK’s first community-run LGBTQI+ venue in London.
Film Screening: Under Night Streets (1958)
Cubic Theatre - Lower Ground Floor (down the stairs to the right of the museum shop)
21:15 – 21:35 After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London’s Underground fit to travel on. Including brushing dust from ventilation ducts, ‘fluffers’ cleaning up rubbish, routine rail replacement and fixing a broken rail discovered at 3.30am.
The underground sound of London
Main Museum Gallery, Ground Floor
20:00 - 22:00 Get into the groove with classic 80s, 90s and 00s house and electronic music brought to you by DJ and Broadcaster Edward Adoo.
‘Drive’ our buses and trains
Throughout the Museum
18:45 - 22:00 There’s so much to see - and you can even climb on board some of our historic buses and train carriages! Explore the Legacies: London Transport’s Caribbean Workforce exhibition on show at the Museum which looks at the contribution people of Caribbean heritage have made to London and beyond. Try your hand at being an Elizabeth line train driver in the Future Engineers gallery, and check out the award-winning Hidden London exhibition in the Global Gallery, where you can discover the secrets of London’s disused Underground stations.
Takeaway-style food
Transportorium and Garden, Ground Floor
18:45 – 21:45 Celebrate London’s takeaway cuisine with Mediterranean and Chinese dishes.
Refreshments
Main Museum Gallery and Lower Deck, Ground Floor
18:45 – 21:30 Unwind with a concoction from the cocktail bar or enjoy a variety of alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks on the ground floor.
Museum shop
18:00 – 21:45 Pick up a souvenir from one of the exclusive ranges on sale at our Shop!
Floor plans
Location
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
WC2E 7BB
United Kingdom