London Transport Museum

This #GivingTuesday we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported the Museum this year, including anyone who has made a donation and our amazing team of volunteers. Your support makes our work possible – from preserving the stories and objects that connect us with London’s transport and design heritage, to giving children and young people skills for the future, confidence and opportunities to fulfil their potential. London Transport Museum is an education and heritage charity that needs to generate 80% of its own income each year. This means that any gift, no matter how big or small, makes a real difference. Find out more about ways you can support the Museum: https://lnkd.in/dVYyq6gr Find out more about ways your company can support the Museum: https://lnkd.in/gvEBpcYf

We are delighted to welcome Dan Phelan Director of Communications, Digital Marketing and Publishing at Natural History Museum, Suzi Bentley Tanner Associate Partner at PA Consulting, and David Brown Chair of Renew Holdings Limited, who have been appointed to our Board of Trustees, congratulations! You can learn more about our current Board of Trustees at https://lnkd.in/d8rkweY

We’re pleased to announce the addition of an incredible new interactive EV bus display to our Museum! 🚍 The Wrightbus Electroliner display – which has been provided thanks to Transport UK London Bus (TUKLB) – is based on an electric vehicle bus type which has been part of the fleet of buses operating on the capital’s bus routes since 2023. The new display shows the front of this bus type and includes an interactive driver cab and passenger space, allowing visitors to live out their dreams of driving a London bus. This fantastic display also shares other commonalities with TUKLB’s fleet. Including high-resolution digital screens from NAVAHO to share route information in colour to visitors, an all-digital bus blind supplied by Hanover Displays to make it easy to read the destination, and a Zenobē electric charger that visitors can use to ‘charge’ the bus. RGI Bus and Coach Refurbishment provided specialist support in developing the vehicle. A huge thank you to Transport UK London Bus, RGI Bus and Coach Refurbishment, Wrightbus, NAVAHO, Hanover Displays, Zenobē, Lazzerini Srl SB, Journeo plc, and AG Marketing Services

On Friday, we celebrated Kids in Museums Day, inviting schools to visit the Museum and take part in a host of activities specifically designed to spotlight careers in Design and Marketing. From a gallery tour, to designing their own poster, the students demonstrated enquiring minds and amazing artistic skills when it came to activities centred around our Global Poster Gallery. 🖼️ We hope they’re just as happy with what they’ve created as we are! 

Who attended our London Nights sober social last week? 🌃 We had a fantastic time at the event, and would love to thank our contributors for creating an amazing atmosphere with their products and entertainment services. From a fully-stocked bar of booze-free cocktails, to a sober rave and even opera, it was a night to remember. 🤩 Club Soda Streetwise Opera @dj_barroness (Instagram) @houseofhappinessofficial (Instagram)

As Tomorrow’s Engineer’s week draws to a close, we’re reflecting on how our Inspire Engineering programme tackles the engineering and green skills shortage in the UK transport sector. 🛠️ By introducing children to real-world professionals, as well as providing workshops and practical skills, we’re inspiring young people to consider careers in STEM that perhaps wouldn't otherwise have been at the forefront of their minds. You can find out more about Inspire Engineering here: https://lnkd.in/eRaundcw 

It’s Carbon Literacy Action Day – the world's largest climate education-and-action training event organised by The Carbon Literacy Project 🌎 The Action Day coincides with #COP29, and we’re excited to participate by delivering Carbon Literacy training to another cohort of our staff – who will all commit to two meaningful carbon reduction pledges, drive climate action and contribute to a low carbon culture change 💪 Find out more about what our Museum is doing to shape a greener future on our website: https://lnkd.in/ec4eU8CU #CLActionDay #ClimateActionNow

Did you know that Visit London have a shop just around the corner from our Museum in Covent Garden? The store is a one-stop destination for all your London tickets - from visitor attractions like us, to theatre shows, walking tours and more, it's well worth a visit to make sure you're getting the most out of your trip to London. https://lnkd.in/ev84P5F6

Celebrate National Engineering Day with the Engineering Icons Tube Map Poster, available to buy at London Transport Museum. 🔧 Created by TfL and the Royal Academy of Engineering, it highlights the achievements of 274 engineers across 11 themes. The map showcases the role engineering has played in shaping society and highlights how imperative it is for the future, including those who led the delivery of the Elizabeth line. https://lnkd.in/e8gFZPmU

It’s National Engineering Day! 🛠️ As a part of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, in partnership with STEM Learning, we’ve been working with schools to introduce pupils to real-world engineering careers and concepts, by connecting them with industry professionals from major UK engineering organisation, Transport for London.   This online event opened doors for 1020 secondary school students (35 classes) to explore real-world engineering and sparked curiosity about careers in STEM. With Q&As, an interactive tour of engineering and some practical guidance and signposting for pupils, we’re excited to help shape the futures of tomorrow’s engineers through our work.