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Experience the real flavour of London life from the prehistoric to present day when you visit the Museum of London, a modern museum boasting over 1.1 million objects. Following a £20 million redesign, the five lower Galleries of Modern London take you through the history of the city from the Great Fire of London in 1666 to the present day. Historic pieces on view include precious books, mock-up city streets and vintage cars - the grandest of which is the Lord Mayor's State Coach, still used in the annual Lord Mayor's Show. The galleries include displays as diverse as a reconstructed Georgian pleasure garden and a World City space, where museum items reveal London's post-1914 history through changing tastes in fashion, mobile phones and, moving into the twentieth century, the Art Deco lift from Selfridges department store. In the Sackler Hall, LED lights display facts and figures on interesting topics like London's energy demands or homeless population. The museum has four permanent galleries displaying the story of London from prehistoric times up until the early Stuart period. A chain of chronological galleries guide visitors from 450,000 BC to the founding of Londinium in AD50 and you can even see the old bones of a skeleton aged between 5640 and 5100 years old. Among the 47,000 objects from Roman London are some stunning marble sculptures from the Temple of Mithras which show how this great empire paved the way for the city as we know it. Don't miss fragments of the old London Wall located just outside the museum.
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The City Is OursThe City Is OursMore than half the world's population live in urban areas and that percentage is even higher in more developed countries. Staging The City is Ours, its major free exhibition for 2017, the Museum of London looks at how and why cities are changing, and what urban communities are doing to improve city life. Divided into three sections - Urban Earth, C2017-10-19T10:00:00+01002018-01-02T00:00:00+0000
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DATES 14th July 2017 to 2nd January 2018
More than half the world's population live in urban areas and that percentage is even higher in more developed countries. Staging The City is Ours, its major free exhibition for 2017, the Museum of London looks at how and why cities are changing, and what urban communities are doing to improve city life. Divided into three sections - Urban Earth, C... More about this event
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
West Smithfield, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 3 minutes from Museum of London
St Bartholomew the Great is a historic church founded in 1123 and the oldest parish church in the City of London. Features include the pre-Reformation octagonal ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Ground Level, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | 3 minutes from Museum of London
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Museum of London, 1 Milton Street, Barbican, EC2Y | 6 minutes from Museum of London
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London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
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West Smithfield, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 5 minutes from Museum of London
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150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | Same location as Museum of London
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125 Alban Gate, City, London EC2Y | 2 minutes from Museum of London
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57 West Smithfield, City, London EC1A | 3 minutes from Museum of London
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106 Bunhill Row, City, London EC1Y | 10 minutes from Museum of London
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London > Education > Professional Training
161 Old Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 10 minutes from Museum of London
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London > Education > Career Services
4-6 Staple Inn, Holborn, London WC1V | 12 minutes from Museum of London
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
King Edward Street, City, London EC4M | 1 minute from Museum of London
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
71 Long Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 3 minutes from Museum of London
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115 Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 5 minutes from Museum of London
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