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We’re building a new museum for London. In the meantime, visit us at Docklands 💙
London, UK
Joined April 2009
Today, we're a step closer to opening our new home in Smithfield, with a £50m pledge from @cityoflondon and @MayorofLondon. The contribution of an additional £25m each will support our goal to create a world class, sustainable new museum in the historic Smithfield markets.
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Well done to everyone who guessed correctly! It is indeed a spinning top. This particular toy was purchased for one penny (1d) from a London street trader.
Who's up for a Monday mystery? 🤔 This striped wooden object was made some time between 1895 and 1914, and measures just 7cm high. Let us know your guesses - we'll be back with the answer tomorrow!
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Who's up for a Monday mystery? 🤔 This striped wooden object was made some time between 1895 and 1914, and measures just 7cm high. Let us know your guesses - we'll be back with the answer tomorrow!
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Feeling Autumnal 🍂 View of Blackheath Hill featuring a dramatic sky rendered in the tradition of the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. 🎨 John Bratby, 1953 #PaintingLondon
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7 September, 1940. The view along the River Thames in London, towards smoke rising from the London docks after an air raid. #OnThisDay 📷 ©️ Alamy
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@eilidhmurray3 @JoyRidersUK @MariamCycles @Elaeagnus @birgit_maass @London_Cycling We'll have to see what we can do! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
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@t1984_s @cityoflondon @MayorofLondon @LDN_Culture @SharonAment We are in the middle of a 2-year process to pack up 10,000 objects from our London Wall galleries. Overall, we have a half a million objects at our Barbican site to be packed and moved.
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RT @MayorofLondon: Culture is the DNA of our city. I’m proud that we’re such an integral part of the creation of the new @LDN_Museum at Smi…
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Our new Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester visiting our Smithfield site this week 🏛️ Work continues apace on our new home in London’s Smithfield markets, where we're looking forward to opening the doors to the public in 2026. Photo credit: David Parry/PA Media Assignments
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Read about the life of the heroic women’s rights campaigner, and discover more about the Suffragette movement, here:
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“Conforming to society can be an expectation for many of us”. British-Nigerian mixed media artist, Caroline Chinakwe, shares her artistic process on exploring what is means to be Black in Britain today. Now on display at London Museum Docklands ♥️
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To find out more about Thames Waters find which ended up being one of our more unique objects… click here
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