What's on
London Museum Docklands
Holding Emotions
Exhibitions & displays
9 Feb 2024 – 9 Feb 2026
A free display giving a moment to reflect on, process and release emotions
London Museum Docklands
Zak Ové: Exodus
Exhibitions & displays
29 Nov 2024 – 1 Oct 2025
A mixed-media installation exploring migration through the present lens
London Museum Docklands
Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands trail
Activity
25 Jan 2025 – 24 Jan 2027
A museum trail shedding light on the Caribbean community's contributions to London Docklands
Blogs & Stories
Collections
Christmas morning on the streets of London
On the one day of the year that the museum is closed, follow a tranquil path through the city's streets.
From our experts
East London & the popularity of gospel choirs
How have gospel choirs from east London contributed to the UK’s musical soundscape?
Death & Disasters
The Stone Age skull rescued from the River Thames
Found after 5,000 years in the mud
Collections

Full Dress (hand coloured engraving)
Ackermann's Repository of Arts
1814-06-01

A view of London and Westminster from One Tree Hill in Greenwich Park (coloured engraving)
Loveday, Overton, Henry
1740-1780
School resources
KS3, KS4, KS5
London's LGBTQ+ history
Examine historical evidence of London’s LGBTQ+ history with these object-rich resources for secondary schools, including an FAQ, timeline and lesson starters
KS1
The Great Fire of London
Explore the Great Fire of London with animated videos and downloadable PDF activities about life in 17th-century London, Samuel Pepys's diary and how people reacted to the fire
KS1
Great Fire of London lolly stick theatre
Create your very own lolly stick theatre and re-tell the story of the Great Fire of London
Everything else
Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands trail
Oral histories
Hear the real, lived experiences of Caribbean Londoners who were part of the Windrush generation
Objects & Stories
Managing archaeological collections
Find out how these fantastic finds make their way to us, and how we care for them