Skip to main content

FREE ENTRY Docklands open Monday-Sunday, 10am-5pm Plan your visit For families For schools Collections

Museum of London Docklands
Museum of London
- Our London Wall museum is now closed to visitors, but is still available for venue hire and private events.
  The new museum coming in 2026 will be situated at the heart of the capital’s historic Smithfield area next to Farringdon.
  
  Until then, the fun continues at our Docklands museum!
  What's on at Docklands
- Venue hire
West Smithfield
Discover

Discover London Through History
View all

Music

East London and the popularity of gospel choirs

The Jubilee Singers sang for Queen Victoria in 1873, but gospel choirs became popular only in the 1960s. Now they often sing with icons like Madonna.

Behind the Scenes

Rare books: What makes them special and how to care for them

What makes a book rare? Tips on identifying special books, storage and safe handling techniques to preserve these literary artefacts.

Fashion

Music icons, Soho fashion streets & the Swinging 60s

From The Beatles to The Rolling Stones, and from Carnaby Street to West End, here’s how music and fashion were intrinsically linked in 1960s’ London.

Londoners

Disability: A child’s perspective from 1950s’ London

These photos of disabled children in specialist schools in 1950s’ London attempt to fill a crucial gap in documenting our history.
Shop
Support us
Support us
Account

Support us

The Museum of London is a charity. We rely on your support to fulfil our mission to inspire a passion for London.

The Museum of London's charity number is 1139250.

In this section

Gift aid declaration

Society of Londoners

Corporate partnerships

Trusts and liveries

The Society of Londoners

Support the Museum of London

A new Museum for London

Help us to support this historically important moment in time.
Find out more
Celebrate the London Collection

Help us bring together and display the stories and objects that make London the world’s greatest city.
Find out more
Reach every London schoolchild

Help us to engage and inspire future generations of Londoners by supporting our free, award-winning learning programme.
Find out more

Join us

Please support our work by donating online.

Donate now