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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collections
Discover the story of London and its transport system over the last 200 years through our Collections Online.
Featured stories
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.
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.
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.
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
In this blog, Elizabeth McKay, CEO and Director, reflects on the launch of the Museum’s new vision and brand.