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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.Museum of London events
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TIMES Sunday 27th May 2012 at 11.30am-1.30pm and 2pm-4pm PRICING Free
Explore the galleries through fun, hands-on activities.
Mini Moles Babies Group: Gallery Visit (Under 5s)
TIMES 11am-12noon PRICING Free
Explore the museum's objects and spaces.
TIMES 10am-6pm PRICING £8, child/concs £6, family £18-£36, adv £7, child/concs £5, family £15-£30
Marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, this exhibition explores the relationship between the author and the city. Featuring original manuscripts, an interactive trail of places that inspired his writings, and a specially-commissioned film, The Houseless Shadow, by William Raban.... More about this event
Collecting The Royals: Talk
TIMES 1pm-2pm PRICING Free
Curator Julia Hoffbrand discusses the museum's Royal collection.
Little Moles Toddlers Group: Messy Moles (Over 1s)
TIMES 3.30pm-4.30pm PRICING Free
Homes Of The Olympics: Workshop (Over 5s)
TIMES Saturday 2nd June and Sunday 3rd June 2012 at 12.30pm-2pm and 2.30pm-4pm PRICING Free
Sporting-themed art workshop.
Sporty Galleries: Talk
TIMES 2nd Jun, 4th Jun and 8th Jun to 10th Jun 2012 - Various Times PRICING Free
Learn about items on display.
Going The Distance (Over 5s)
TIMES Sunday 3rd June 2012 at 1pm-1.30pm, 2pm-2.30pm and 3pm-3.30pm & Monday 4th June 2012 at 1pm-1.30pm, 2pm-2.30pm and 3.30pm-4pm PRICING Free
An Olympic-themed storytelling session.
Mini Moles Babies Group (Under 5s)
TIMES 11am-12noon PRICING Free
Themed activities for little ones and their carers.
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West Smithfield, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 4 minutes from Museum of London
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Ground Level, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 4 minutes from Museum of London
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