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    A woman depicted as a Roman laureate female, possibly a Muse, on one of a pair of miniature bracelet plaques made of gold. It is possible that the 18th century recipient of the plaques was named after the Muse and that the figure depicted is a delicate reference to the classical antecedents of her name. (ID no.: C1705) Behind the scenes

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New Port, New City

1945 – present

No.1 Warehouse

Introductory gallery

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Mudlarks

Children's gallery

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

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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. These tickets include general admission to the Museum of London Docklands.


Update:

Please note that the Mudlarks Gallery will be closed on Tue 28th June 2022 due to maintenance work.

BOOK MUDLARKS SESSIONS

Session times

Session 1 10:10 – 10:50

Session 2 10:55 – 11:35

Session 3 11:45 – 12:25

Session 4 12:35 – 13:15

Session 5 13:25 – 14:05

Session 6 14:15 – 14:55

Session 7 15:05 – 15:45

Session 8 15:50 – 16:30

Find out more about our safety measures here.

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Explore the Docks

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

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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.

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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.

10.10am-4.30pm, Monday-Sunday

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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