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Discover London Through History
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London now

FatCam: watch fatberg live

Watch a livestream of fatberg as it sits in store at the Museum of London's permanent collection.

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London now

Smithfield Market 150: monks, meat and merriment

The rich history of London's meat market and how we're celebrating it this summer.

Look of London

David Rodigan: 40 years of London nights

The legendary dancehall DJ takes us behind the scenes of London's nightlife.

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Londoners

The surprising diversity of Roman London

Ancient Londinium's ethnic diversity revealed by studying Roman bones.

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Archaeology at the Museum of London

Managing our collections

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Managing our collections

There are approximately one million items in the museum’s core collections, plus six million ‘finds’, discovered during archaeological excavations. Learn how we conserve these collections and make them accessible through loans.