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Ray-Lowry-sketch-cover-design.jpg London Calling

London Calling: rock icons on display

A new display of iconic objects telling the story of the Clash and their 1979 album, London Calling.
A black RAF officer holds a navigational instrument, being instructed in its use by another white officer. IWM. Black History

From Sierra Leone to Stalag Luft I: Remembering Johnny Smythe

Celebrating the extraordinary life of a Krio airman who flew against the Nazis and changed history aboard the SS Windrush.
Halloween-Blunder-Trap-small.jpg Behind the scenes

Trick or treat? Things that go chomp in the night

Creepy crawlies and monstrous moths are invading the Museum of London. How do we stop these threats to our collections?
Boy at the Notting Hill Adventure Playground in January 1966. Adventure playgrounds not only provided outside space for the children to run around and use junk to build and climb but some were large enough to also provid resources inside aswell, wiith children's craft activities such as paints, paper, playdough and even the chance to play with cars, trains, dolls and other toys that the children did not have at home. Black History

Photographing black Britain: Roger Mayne and Henry Grant

Two photographers who documented Londoners' lives from an outsider's perspective.

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