London Transport Museum (original) (raw)

Welcome

Visit London Transport Museum in Covent Garden to discover 200 years of groundbreaking design and innovation, and the remarkable personal stories behind our transport history. Enjoy an award-winning day out and plan your visit today.

Tickets

Find out about our Annual Pass options to visit the Museum. Passes are valid for a year, and kids go free!

A draw showing a collection of heritage tickets

Museum guide

Explore the heritage of London and its transport system through our galleries and exhibitions including our Global Poster Gallery and Legacies: London Transport's Caribbean Workforce.

Vehicles at London Transport Museum

Events not to miss

The Truth About Harry Beck

A new play based on the man behind the iconic Tube map! Find out more about the creative mind behind the map and how it came to life.

The Truth About Harry Beck

Join us to celebrate the power of the poster, inspired by our world class collection of transport posters. Explore the Museum’s galleries and exhibitions after-hours, and enjoy craft workshops, gallery tours, and talks, before grabbing a drink from one of our bars.

Two visitors stand in the Global Poster Gallery with a drink in hand

Step into history

Go behind the scenes at some of London’s busiest stations on our exclusive Hidden London guided tours. Venture into disused Underground stations, discover time-capsule platforms and corridors, explore wartime shelters and hear exclusive findings pulled straight from our archives.

Explore our collections online

Posters

Discover the stories of poster commissioning and creativity in London Transport's history.

Woman with an autumn country scene behind

Collections

Discover the story of London and its transport system over the last 200 years through our Collections Online.

Passengers on a train fitted with anti-blast netting on windows in 1941

B/W print; Canteen workers being trained at Baker Street, by Dr Heinz Zinram, 1968

London Transport’s Caribbean recruitment

After the Second World War, London Transport experienced labour shortages. To maintain a sufficiently large workforce, the organisation increasingly needed to look beyond London. Read more about London Transport’s direct recruitment from the Caribbean.

LT Central Road Services cricket team, by J A Ballard ,1984

B/W print; Joe Clough in front of an London General Omnibus Company bus, Nr 11, 1908

Mini micro scooter, Micro Mobility Systems AG, 2019

Routemaster double deck motor bus bonnet No RM1737, 1963

Mapping London: the iconic Tube map

London’s diagrammatic Underground map can truly be described as a design classic. See how the map has evolved from tracing the first railways in the Capital to encompassing an integrated network that covers ever growing distances.

Staff member poses with brush in front of an underground map in 1960

Latest from the blog

In this blog, Pauline Pinto, Senior Philanthropy Manager, reflects on Remember a Charity Week and the impact of leaving a gift in your will to London Transport Museum.

Boy looks at RM bus in display case

National Playday is the UK’s biggest celebration of children's right to play. In this blog, Contemporary Curator Ellie Miles discusses Play Streets, their links to National Playdays and what London Transport Museum is doing to mark the National Playday on 7 August

A poster advertising the Play Street drawn by a child.

In this blog, Elizabeth McKay, CEO and Director, reflects on the launch of the Museum’s new vision and brand.

Elizabeth McKay, CEO and Director, stands at a lectern