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Museum of London
- Our London Wall museum is now closed to visitors, but is still available for venue hire and private events.
  The new museum coming in 2026 will be situated at the heart of the capital’s historic Smithfield area next to Farringdon.
  
  Until then, the fun continues at our Docklands museum!
  What's on at Docklands
- Venue hire
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Music

East London and the popularity of gospel choirs

The Jubilee Singers sang for Queen Victoria in 1873, but gospel choirs became popular only in the 1960s. Now they often sing with icons like Madonna.

Behind the Scenes

Rare books: What makes them special and how to care for them

What makes a book rare? Tips on identifying special books, storage and safe handling techniques to preserve these literary artefacts.

Fashion

Music icons, Soho fashion streets & the Swinging 60s

From The Beatles to The Rolling Stones, and from Carnaby Street to West End, here’s how music and fashion were intrinsically linked in 1960s’ London.

Londoners

Disability: A child’s perspective from 1950s’ London

These photos of disabled children in specialist schools in 1950s’ London attempt to fill a crucial gap in documenting our history.
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Open House weekend 2021

Explore our range of events, tours and activities celebrating London's architectural marvels.

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Check out our family-friendly tours, workshops and online activities

Family resources

Explore more online resources inspired by Open House Families here or see the festival programme of online and onsite events taking place across London here.
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Discover more about our new museum for London

Learn about our new museum

We have embarked on an extraordinary journey to create a new museum for London. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reconceive what a museum for London can be.
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‘Explore West Smithfield’ self-guided tour

What can a museum for London be? Explore this extraordinary site further by downloading our self-guided tour. It will help you and your family to uncover the secrets of the General Market and the Poultry Market, which will be the future home for the Museum of London.
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