Join us at London Museum Docklands this January and immerse yourself in 400 years of history.
An evening with BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions?
31 January 2025 | 6.30pm – 8.50pm | FREE | All ages
An unforgettable evening as BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? comes to London Museum Docklands. Experience the thrill of live broadcasting while participating in one of the most dynamic political and social forums in the UK.
Exhibitions & displays
Exodus by Zak Ové at The Reflections Room
29 Nov 2024- 25 May 2025 | 10am – 5pm | FREE | All ages
Mixed-media installation Exodus explores migration through the present lens, highlighting the history and challenges of major population movements through time.
9 Feb 2024-9 Feb 2025 | 10am – 5pm | FREE | All ages
An opportunity to connect with and confront complex emotions after visiting the London, Sugar & Slavery gallery. The gallery was created in 2007 and is one of the only permanent UK displays dedicated to the British trade in enslaved Africans.
Walks & tours
Until 26 Jan 2025 | 1.30 – 2.15pm | Tickets from £8 | All ages
Visitors will have the opportunity to discover new areas not usually open to the public and to learn about the working lives of the dockers.
Saturdays until 25 Jan 2025 | 2 – 3.15pm | Tickets from £10 | All ages
This tour covers the history of London’s docks, the East End and the people who have lived and worked here for over two centuries.
27 Jan 2025 | 2 – 3pm | Tickets from £10 | Adults only
Join this special tour of the remains of the West Gate of the Roman Fort of Londinium. Learn about its original use, its rediscovery after the Second World War and its preservation.
Walking London’s queer history
18 Jan 2025 | 3– 4.30pm | Tickets from £15 | Adults only
Learn about queer people who lived through Roman occupation, the medieval period and the English Civil War? Uncover hidden histories: queer struggle, queer joy, late-night trysts in St Paul's Cathedral and thieves in controversial clothing.
Post-war Poplar and the world of Call the Midwife
29 Jan 2025 | 10.30am– 12pm and 2 – 3.30pm | Tickets from £15 | Adults only
Join a guide to explore the history of the streets of Poplar and their connections to Jennifer Worth’s bestselling memoir, Call the Midwife, about her work as a midwife in London's East End in the 1950s..
15 Jan 2025 | 3– 4.30pm | Tickets from £15 | Adults only
Join guide for a stroll through Smithfield, passing famous landmarks and getting into the fascinating and surprising stories behind them.
No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL
Open: Monday to Sunday: 10am – 5pm - FREE ENTRY
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