Paintings, Prints & Drawings
The art collection consists of around 25,000 paintings, prints and drawings showcasing a visual encyclopaedia of London
Blogs-And-Stories

The Kray Twins: Notorious east London gangsters
Dangerous and famous in the Swinging Sixties

Six things you didn’t know about executions in London
London’s courts condemned more people to die than the rest of England, and six facts you may not know

Thomas Rowlandson’s satirical London drawings
Laughing at life in the 18th and 19th century

Wenceslaus Hollar’s etchings of fashion & fire
A 17th-century recorder of women’s clothes and London's skyline

Mapping London’s LGBTQ+ history in our collection
We look through our collection for symbols of the long struggle by LGBTQ+ Londoners for equal rights

How the Great Fire of London created insurance
The Great Fire of London in 1666 had a surprising outcome: the creation of modern property insurance

Graham Sutherland’s eerie Blitz drawings
This south London-born artist recorded the carnage of the Second World War

First World War & the British Red Cross: War art with a difference
How artists documented the British Red Cross’ WWI relief efforts through powerful artworks

The London life of William Shakespeare
The work of this celebrated English playwright has strong roots in the capital

Why are you touching that object without gloves?
All you need to know about glove-wearing while handling objects at London Museum

Bartering at Billingsgate Fish Market
Art for memories: Ahead of their move to Dagenham, the fishmongers of Billingsgate Market have many stories to tell

Christmas Quiz: How good is your Christmas trivia?
Take our Christmas Quiz to find out how much you know about this annual festival

Fun in the frost: Outdoor ice skating in London
Londoners have skated on the city’s frozen lakes and ponds for centuries


10 records that tell the story of Dub London
These 10 records reflect the strong crossovers between dub and London as a centre of music production

Disability, as seen in 18th-century art
We look at four artworks to see how disabled people were portrayed in the 18th century


What does it mean to be Black in Britain today?
British-Nigerian artist Caroline Chinakwe shares the inspiration behind her two artworks on display at London Museum Docklands