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The Museum of London’s record-breaking year!

This year has been a busy one for the museum with the launch of The Cheapside Hoard and preparations already underway for Sherlock Holmes, and we’re thrilled to announce that as of last week, one million people visited the Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands in just 11 months! This makes 2013/14 a record-breaking year for us and the first time we’ve welcomed so many people in such a short space of time. To put this in perspective, the Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands together welcomed 615,000 people in the twelve months between April 2012 and [...]

WIN a real amethyst!

We can’t believe it – ‘The Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels’ is almost over! To mark the closing few weeks of having these dazzling Tudor gems on display, we’ve teamed up with exhibition sponsor Gemfields for one last glittering giveaway. Want to win your very own amethyst? We’ve got a 3.75 carat gemstone to hand over to one lucky jewellery lover – all you have to do is show off your Cheapside inspired spring bling to us using #CheapsideHoard and we’ll enter you into a random draw! Whatever your social media channel of choice – be it Twitter, Instagram, Google+ [...]

I Love You…I Love You Not: Victorian Valentine’s Day cards

When the Uniform penny post rocked up in 1840, it completely revolutionised the way in which people communicated. Sending letters and cards, such as those celebrating Valentine’s Day, became easier and cheaper and as a result a thriving business developed in central London. We have over 1,700 Valentine’s Day cards in the museum collection – all of which were designed and printed right here in London. Most of them were made in the workshops of one Islington based stationer Jonathan King, who ran a card making studio next door to his shop on the Essex Road. But Victorian Valentine’s cards [...]

All hail London: the home of menswear

London IS the home of menswear. Fact. And we should know! Just look at the museum’s costume collection. Tracing back 2,000 years the collection reveals Roman sandals, medieval leather, 17th century waistcoats and the evolution of the three-piece suit from military to civilian style via post-War subversions. And let’s not forget the iconic styles that London has given the world, from the bowler hat to the brogue, bondage trousers and the trench coat. NB. To watch video, please click ‘Watch on YouTube’ via the logo in bottom right of player. London has long been influencing innovation and craftsmanship in global [...]

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