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    Powerful women in late Iron Age London: the Harper Road burial

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Permanent galleries at the Museum of London Docklands

No.1 Warehouse: Introductory gallery

This gallery explores the history of the building and the story of London’s docks.

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Trade Expansion

1600-1800

Meet the merchants, sailors & pirates who transformed the port of London

Reconstructed interior of a legal quay from 1700s, Museum of London Docklands.
Dockworker

Did you know?

Dockers got hooked on their work. To unload awkward cargo, dockworkers used hooks like this one, sliding them under ropes.

London, Sugar & Slavery

1600 – today

Discover how the trade in enslaved Africans and sugar shaped London

London, Sugar & Slavery gallery
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Did you know?

The trade in enslaved Africans and sugar was nicknamed the Triangle Trade.

City and River

1800-1840

Discover a city being transformed by vast new docks

Ceremonial barge of the Mayor of London model, on display in the City and River gallery, Museum of London Docklands.
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Did you know?

When old London Bridge was torn down in 1831, it got recycled - into knives and forks!

Sailortown

1840-1850

Explore the dark alleyways of London’s Sailortown

Sailortown gallery at the Museum of London Docklands
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Sailors brought exotic birds from Africa and South America to London.

First Port of Empire

1840-1880

Discover when London was the hub of the world’s largest empire

Loading carts in the Docklands First Port of Empire gallery.
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The worst maritime disaster in British waters happened on the Thames.

Warehouse of the World

1880-1939

Turn of the century London was the world's busiest port

Warehouse of the World gallery

Docklands at War

1939-1945

The docks were the first target in the London Blitz

Docklands at War gallery
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Did you know?

Football rattles were used to warn of German gas attacks during the Blitz.

New Port, New City

1945 – present

Decline & regeneration as Docklands was reinvented for a new century

New Port New City gallery
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When it was built in 1990, One Canada Square was the tallest building in Britain.

Mudlarks

Children's gallery

An interactive space for children up to 8 years old and their parents and carers

Mudlarks children’s gallery
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125 different types of fish live in the Thames.

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Update from the Museum of London Docklands

The Museum of London and the Museum of London Docklands will continue to be closed to the public for the time being, but we are hoping to reopen on Wednesday 19 May in line with the Government's roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions.

The health and wellbeing of our visitors, staff and community is of utmost importance to us and we will continue to closely review the advice from the Government and Public Health England around the COVID-19 situation.

While the museum buildings may be closed, we’re still open online with loads of content to keep you entertained. Check our website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @MuseumOfLondon for all the latest news on when the museum doors will be open once more.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you back soon!