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Dickens and London

9 December 2011 to 10 June 2012

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Programming our exhibitions and displays

Collecting the Royals Wed 30 May, 1-2pm
May half term fun for families 2-10 Jun
Courses Discover our new season of courses.

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Roman fort visit

Fri 18 May, 2-2.30pm & 3-3.30pm

Tour the remains of the western gate of London's Roman military fort, located beneath the streets next to the Museum.

Over 1,700 Valentine cards produced in the city now available to view online Find out more in a series of collections online blog posts.
Meet the team working to share our collections online Keep up to date with blog posts from our team of Project Assistants as they work to add an additional 90,000 objects to our collections online resource over the next three years.

Collections and research

A History of London in 10 Archaeological Objects

Join our team from the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre as they reveal a history of London through 10 objects within our archaeological collections.

Sleep Walk, Sleep Talk Until 10 Jun 2012
Streets of Gold Until 15 Apr 2012
Our Londinium 2012 Opens 22 Jun 2012

Special exhibitions and displays

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Recreating the atmosphere of Victorian London through, you'll be taken on a haunting journey to discover the city that inspired his writings.

Our Dickens: Dark London app makes The Sunday Times App List for 2012 Chosen as one of the top 500 apps by The Sunday Times. Dickens: Dark London our interactive graphic novel for iPad and iPhone produced to coincide with our current exhibition Dickens and London is currently available to download in ongoing editions on iTunes.
We make the shortlist for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award 2012 The shortlist is road-tested anonymously by families, who report back to Kids in Museums, marking the museum against the points on the Kids in Museums Manifesto with the winner announced in May.
Cockney slang is ‘brown bread’ poll shows The rhyming language so strongly associated with the nation’s capital may be losing its place in modern speech new research by the Museum of London reveals.

Press and media

LAARC awarded largest archaeological archive title

17 April 2012

London & Partners have named the Museum of London’s archaeological archive, known as LAARC, the largest in the world as part of World Record London. The largest archaeological archive title, adjudicated by Guinness World Records, pushes the UK capital a step closer to becoming a world record breaking city.
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Dickens and London

Until 10 Jun 2012

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens in the first major UK exhibition for over 40 years. Recreating the atmosphere of Victorian London through sound and projections, you'll be taken on a haunting journey to discover the city that inspired his writings.

Find out more about Dickens and London

Roman gallery closure

Roman London gallery at the Museum of London

16 April – 21 June 2012

The Museum's Roman London gallery will be closed from 16 April – 21 June 2012 to allow for the installation of our upcoming exhibition, Our Londinium 2012. During this period we will be hosting a number of daily Roman-themed free family activities.

Find out more about our Roman-themed family events

Opening Times

FREE Admission

Monday to Sunday: 10am-6pm
Please note: galleries begin to close at 5.40pm
Closed: 24 to 26 December

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