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Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation

The Kray Twins: Notorious east London gangsters

Dangerous and famous in the Swinging Sixties

Exhibitions
Exhibitions

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

Art & Design
Art & Design

Thomas Rowlandson’s satirical London drawings

Laughing at life in the 18th and 19th century

Art & Design
Art & Design

Wenceslaus Hollar’s etchings of fashion & fire

A 17th-century recorder of women’s clothes and London's skyline

Collections
Collections

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

Collections
Collections

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

From our experts
From our experts

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

Art & Design
Art & Design

Graham Sutherland’s eerie Blitz drawings

This south London-born artist recorded the carnage of the Second World War

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

The London life of William Shakespeare

The work of this celebrated English playwright has strong roots in the capital

Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes

Why are you touching that object without gloves?

All you need to know about glove-wearing while handling objects at London Museum

From our experts
From our experts

Bartering at Billingsgate Fish Market

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

Games
Games

Christmas Quiz: How good is your Christmas trivia?

Take our Christmas Quiz to find out how much you know about this annual festival

Games & Sports
Games & Sports

Fun in the frost: Outdoor ice skating in London

Londoners have skated on the city’s frozen lakes and ponds for centuries

Projects
Projects

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

Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation

The Metropolitan Police on London’s streets

The changing face of law and order

Collections
Collections

Disability, as seen in 18th-century art

We look at four artworks to see how disabled people were portrayed in the 18th century

Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy

Throwing down the gauntlet at coronations

A lost Westminster Hall tradition

From our experts
From our experts

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