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- 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!
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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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Women's History Month video series

For Women’s History Month we’ve created an original video series in collaboration with some of London’s funniest women in comedy.

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Samantha Baines, Jenny Bede, Jen Ives, Thanyia Moore and Leila Navabi have each created their own original piece inspired by different objects chosen by them from our unparalleled women’s history archives, part of the permanent London Collection.

Thanyia Moore

Thanyia Moore’s piece is inspired by the first female 'clippies' or bus conductors.
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Leila Navabi

Leila Navabi’s piece is inspired by a commemorative toilet paper roll created by the First 100 Years project.
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Jenny Bede

Jenny Bede’s piece is inspired by a photograph of Suffragette Dame Ethel Smyth.
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Jen Ives

Jen Ives’ piece is inspired by a photograph of Suffragette dogs from 1911.
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labrys earrings

LGBTQ+ History Month | Labrys earrings

Women's History

Women's History Collection

Celebrate women's histories past and present with this collection of articles, videos and much more.

Small crop from Votes for Women songbook cover.

Women's History

Women's stories from London's history

For International Women's Day, our staff choose their favourite objects from our collections.

Playing cards made by the suffragette Kitty Marshall - associated image

Women’s history

The toilet paper diaries: Suffragettes behind bars

Resourceful Suffragettes used surprising materials to communicate when behind bars.