London Museum

Our new museum is opening towards the end of 2026. London Museum Docklands is free & open to all. Find us on Instagram @wearelondonmuseum 💙

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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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@Sidewayssince Hello, it'll be going on display next year at our new museum in Smithfield. We can't confirm a date yet, but you can read a bit more about it here: https://t.co/Za8sNP7bEK

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@KyleGHistory You can find out more my listening to our accompanying audio guide ☺️ https://t.co/5rloXBjeCl

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@Avviexo Hello again Avvie, we carry out random bag checks at our main entrances, but not to the exhibition itself. If there are searches at your time of entry, the Visitor Experience team can assist you.

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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.

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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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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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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.

[London Museum @LDN_Museum]

@t1984_s @cityoflondon @MayorofLondon @LDN_Culture @SharonAment Hello! Although closed to the public, London Wall will still be home to the museum for a little while yet, providing space for our headquarters and collections.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @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 Smithfield.

It’s one of the biggest cultural projects in Europe and will be a brilliant addition to London’s world-leading cultural sector.https://t.co/HpDMMEpqo1

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Follow our journey - and maybe even help to shape it - here... https://t.co/x0bSdgODps

#LondonMuseum

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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: https://t.co/5y8sEWvYii

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Emmeline in Paris 🇫🇷

The Suffragette leader was photographed talking to a female tram conductor while on a trip to visit her exiled daughter Christabel, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union.

📷 c.1913

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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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How did you get on? Head to our website to find out!

https://t.co/A3m7VyJ6tp

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The Great Fire of London is an extremely well-known disaster. It’s been researched extensively ever since 1666.

However, there are still some enduring myths which need to be busted 💥

How many of these popular beliefs are, in fact, myths?

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3. London was rebuilt in brick and stone