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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
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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.
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At your school

Let us bring the museum to you! We can offer shows and performances to give your students the museum experience without even leaving school. Many of our opportunities can also reach large groups, so the learning can be extended.

An actor in a school hall during a performance of an 'at your school' show.

Sessions and shows

We offer a range of exciting ‘at your school’ sessions and shows for secondary and SEND groups, as well as to primary schools in the boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark and Tower Hamlets.

You'll hear from a real osteologist (bone scientist) and children's author Caroline Lawrence.

Live streams

We're experimenting with new ways of streaming live to schools online, giving pupils everywhere the chance to join us and get involved.

See what's streaming

Looking for something particular? An image, or an object? Try searching our collections! This wasn’t built for schools but it might have what you need.

Free, fun school resources

Explore our broad range of free tools for learning, covering prehistory to the present in everything from apps to mini histories.

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