London Museums Hub
Museum of London is the lead partner in the London Museums Hub. It works in partnership with the Geffrye Museum, Horniman Museum and London Transport Museum, to deliver the Renaissance programme across London.
Renaissance is the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council’s (MLA’s) groundbreaking initiative, investing in and transforming the country’s museums. Nearly £150m of Renaissance funding has now been allocated to England’s regional museums - the first investment of this kind ever to be made by central government. Hubs, consortia of regional museums, are at the heart of this programme and responsible for delivering the majority of the programme.
The London Museums Hub is playing a key role in the development of a vibrant, diverse and sustainable museum sector. It is working towards making the region's museums more relevant and enjoyable for everyone, ensuring that they participate in improving the quality of life for all Londoners.
To achieve this, the Hub is building on existing strengths within partner museums in order to develop a concentration of expertise within the sector. This expertise is then disseminated to the regional museum community in order to deliver high quality museum services.
For more information visit www.mlalondon.org.uk/renaissance (external link)
External links
Untold London - this website enables users to search for the histories that relate to all cultures of London: www.untoldlondon.org.uk
20th Century London - This website brings together the 20th century collections of 11 London organisations, offering a unique insight into London's recent past: www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk
Tales of London - This site provides a complementary resource for 7-12 year olds, to the 20th Century London site, allowing users to experience what life was life growing up in the last century: www.talesoflondon.org.uk
Discover London Trails – these trails are available at the Culture 24 website. They provide a different and fun way to explore the capital's local history and heritage: www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/trh.html