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The greatest stories from the greatest city in eight galleries

Discover London through history

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Small shot of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern print. LGBTQ

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern: charting an iconic LGBTQ venue

A two-metre wide hand-drawn map shows the queer history of South London.
Selection of medieval leather shoes, including one with a very strong point. LGBTQ

Satan's Claws: pointy shoes and sodomy in medieval London

How do the pointed medieval shoes in our collection relate to London's LGBT history?
Image from Decolonise Fest. Punk

Decolonising punk

How can the punk scene confront issues of racism?
Conservation student Echo Godfrey-Simson stitches a vegetable doll, Lord Cucumber. Conservation

Patching our vegetable dolls

How we conserved and restored Una Maw's century-old dolls for display.