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Londoners

Foo Ying’s cheongsams: from India to London

Four traditional Chinese cheongsams tell the story of a family’s journey across China, India, Yemen and finally to London.

Listening to London

Weaving London’s Stories: Collecting British Bangladeshi dress

Explore the objects and oral histories collected as part of ‘Weaving London’s Stories,’ a collecting project capturing the experiences of British Bangladeshi women and children in Tower Hamlets in relation to dress and identity.

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Black History

Black & British: A Fashionable Windrush Story

Three new acquisitions show the creative legacies of the Windrush generation.

Dub London

Taking London reggae to Asia

Discover how London dub bands became an important influence for the Asian dub and reggae scenes in the 1980s.
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New Port, New City

1945 – present

No.1 Warehouse

Introductory gallery

Mudlarks

Children's gallery

A free interactive space for children aged up to 8 years old and their parents and carers

Get hands-on in our refreshed children's gallery! Mudlarks introduces the stories told within the museum in an interactive, stimulating environment that supports children's learning and development through exploratory play.

Free tickets to Mudlarks are available to book from 10am the day before you visit. You will need to select your preferred timeslot. Please note that these tickets now include general admission to the Museum of London Docklands.

BOOK MUDLARKS SESSIONS

Session times

Session 1 10:15 – 10:55

Session 2 11:10 – 11:50

Session 3 12:05 – 12:45

Session 4 13:00 – 13:40

Session 5 14:05 – 14:45

Session 6 15:00 – 15:40

Session 7 15:55 – 16:35

Find out more about our safety measures here.

Not to be missed on your visit

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Explore the Docks

Discover our revamped play area and test your skills with our activities.

Become a builder!

Take on our challenges and get hands-on in our newly refreshed Mudlarks gallery.

Two children play in the Mudlarks under-5's gallery at the Museum of London Docklands.

Docklands playtime

Help the dockers lift and transport their cargo in this small-world interactive including cranes, trains and boats.

Children visiting the Mudlarks gallery play with the Tip the Clipper interactive.

Tip the clipper

Experiment with loading cargo and see if you can balance our ship in this role-play interactive.

Explore space

Try driving a DLR train or climb into a boat in specially designed area for babies and very young toddlers.

Gallery access

Children must be accompanied by an adult in the gallery.

10.15am-4.35pm, Wednesday-Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday)

The gallery is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible.

Free entry with timed ticket.

Mudlarks also of interest

A Mudlark is someone who searches the river mud for treasures, and this inspires our specially-created, hands-on children’s gallery.

Birthday parties

We offer spaces for birthdays and sleepovers.

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Families at the Museum of London Docklands

Visit our family-friendly galleries and explore what fun events we have in store!

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