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Market traders and locals in Middlesex Street, c.1900 © Museum of London

Museum of London


Our lower galleries are currently shut for an exciting redevelopment but you can still enjoy London's history up to 1666.


Discover prehistoric London, see how the city changed under Roman rule, and wonder at medieval London.

Roman amphitheatre

Image of amphitheatreWed 10 Mar, 2-3pm

See the excavated remains of London's only Roman amphitheatre preserved beneath the Guildhall Yard. Book in advance £5, concs £3

Medieval trade

Ivory imported to Medieval LondonWed 17 Mar, 2-2.30pm

Find out about medieval London trade links with curator Jackie Keily.
FREE but tickets allocated upon arrival

Pilgrim badges

Woman looking at pilgrim badgesFri 19 Mar, 12-2pm

Medieval pilgrims travelled across the country to visit churches holding holy relics. Discover the significance of the lead badges sold as keepsakes.

Study day

Adults attending lectureThe City Musick
Sat 27 Mar, 10.15am – 5.30pm

Celebrate the lives and repertoire of the London Waits in this study day.
Book in advance £30, concs £25.

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1550s-1660s: War, plague and fire

Great Fire Experience

See Charles I's execution tunic

As seen on BBC1's Seven Ages of Britain - Charles I's execution tunic is now on special display for one month only  in our new War Plague and Fire Gallery

Follow the turbulent years from Elizabethan times, through the ravages of Civil War, to the cataclysmic disasters of the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666. 

Galleries of Modern London

Opening 28 May

Our spectacular £20 million Galleries of Modern London, will tell the story of London and its people from 1666 to the present day.

7,000 objects, show-stopping interactives, specially designed family exhibits, film and changing displays, will transport you through the capital’s tumultuous history, rich with drama, triumph and near disaster!

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