The Museum of London and the Museum of London Docklands are now closed, but there are still plenty of free family museum activities and games that you can take on at home - click on the Fun learning at home tab below to find out more.
Choose a favourite object and see if others can guess it by asking only questions answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
Tricky…
Study a single case of objects during your visit, and then turn around and see how many objects within it you can name.
Peep at the end to see what you forgot!
Everyone chooses a colour or material (remember that modern materials like plastic haven’t been around long!). Search galleries for objects the same colour or material.
Younger children might like to look for shapes as well as colours.
This activity sheet will take you round this gallery, highlighting exciting objects and events from one of the most turbulent periods in London's history.
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This activity sheet will take you round this gallery, highlighting exciting objects and events from one of the most turbulent periods in London's history.
PDF
Unfortunately these backpacks are temporarily unavailable.
Become a museum explorer with one of our under 5s backpacks filled with games, toys and puzzles to help you delve into our galleries. Pick one up for free from the front desk when you arrive (£5 refundable deposit).
Please travel light as there will not be lockers or a cloakroom facility available until further notice
Our café in the Entrance foyer will be open for snacks, drinks and light meals from 11.30am-3pm Monday to Friday, and 10am-5.30pm Saturday and Sunday
The Ellipse Hall Café will not be serving food and drink, but will be open and operate as a lunch space for those wanting to bring their own food
We have baby-changing facilities to help keep all our visitors happy, even the littlest! Waiting times could be longer than usual
The museum is fully accessible to our buggy and wheelchair users. Please note that we don't currently offer a buggy park
