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February-July 2012
MUSEUM OF LONDON
150 London Wall, near St Pauls
Step inside the Museum of London for an unforgettable journey through the capitals turbulent past, from a time when hippos and lions roamed Trafalgar Square to the everyday issues facing 21st century Londoners. Discover prehistoric London, see how the city changed as Romans gave way to Saxons, wonder at the splendour of medieval London and examine the tumultuous years when London was ravaged by civil wars, plague and the Great Fire of 1666. Then venture into the Galleries of Modern London where you can walk the streets of Victorian London, take a stroll in recreated 18th century pleasure gardens and marvel at the magnificent Lord Mayors Coach. You can also explore the objects in our galleries through free daily highlights tours and objects in focus sessions. www.museumoflondon.org.uk
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Open daily 10am 6pm. Closed 24-26 December. Please note the Museum of London Docklands will be closed during the Olympic and Paralympic Games from 9 July 16 September 2012.
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EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Various Behind the scenes at the dates Archaeological Archive Various 10 years of the dates Archaeological Archive Various Our Londinium 2012 dates exhibition tours 6 Feb 6 Feb 10 Feb 11 Feb 14 Feb 17 Feb 17 Feb 25 Feb 27 Feb 29 Feb 29 Feb 3 Mar 6 Mar 8 Mar 9 Mar 12 Mar 16 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 17 Mar 26 Mar 28 Mar 31 Mar 2 Apr 7 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 16 Apr 18 Apr Port of London study group Dickens book club Finisterre/What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? PG Dickens fact from fiction: the City Pleasure garden ball Archaeology up close Roman fort visit Walk the Olympic way London through a lens: beginners Chamberlin, Powell and Bon Simon Callow on Dickens Art London: Arts and Crafts Dickens and London at Foyles Dickens, crime and Victorian London The Ipcress File PG The Dispossessed: poverty in London Archaeology up close Roman fort visit Identifying and recording clay tobacco pipes Hidden Hackney Occupation, protest, riot: documenting social unrest Looking at leatherwear Walk the Olympic way Dickens book club Lomography workshop Performance 18 Dickens fact from fiction: the Thames Lomography workshop Easy access hidden treasures London through a lens: intermediate Objective the Olympic Games! Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Special event p15 Course p22 Special event p12 Docklands Cinema Club p16 Walk p20 Special event p12 Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Walk p20 Course p22 Meet the expert p18 Special event p12 Walk p20 Special event p13 Special event p13 Docklands Cinema Club p16 Special event p13 Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Walk p20 Special event p13 Meet the expert p18 Walk p20 Special event p12 Special event p14 Docklands Cinema Club p17 Walk p20 Special event p14 Course p22 Course p22 Course p22
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What the Dickens! World history: London and the slave trade Women in history Archaeology up close Roman fort visit The art of... photography: Stratford and the Olympic Park Urban myths: writing for the city Shakespeare in the City Lomography workshop History of the City Everyday life in medieval London Port of London study group The Blitz and East London Darkest London with Iain Sinclair and Sebastian Groes Walk the Olympic way Lomography workshop Dickens on the Thames: a literary boat trip The Story of Lovers Rock 12A Royal London Archaeology up close Roman fort visit The Archaeological Archive by twilight Old Limehouse Walk the Olympic way The alternative Diamond Jubilee Chariots of Fire PG London, protest and revolution Stories of the city with Craig Taylor Archaeology up close Roman fort visit Art London: Art Deco The sights and sites of Roman London The rise of the teenager The Londoner challenge Old Poplar Thats entertainment Archaeology up close Roman fort visit Tooting: saris, spice and splendour London and the Olympics
Course p22 Course p23 Course p23 Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Course p23 Course p23 Walk p20 Special event p14 Course p23 Course p23 Course p22 Meet the expert p18 Special event p14 Walk p20 Special event p14 Special event p14 Docklands Cinema Club p17 Walk p21 Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Special event p14 Walk p21 Walk p20 Meet the expert p18 Special event p15 Docklands Cinema Club p17 Walk p21 Special event p15 Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Walk p21 Walk p21 Meet the expert p18 Special event p15 Walk p21 Walk p21 Archaeology p19 Archaeology p19 Walk p21 Meet the expert p18
DISPLAYS
Media partner
Streets of Gold
Until April 2012 See London through the eyes of five international artists new to the city, presenting works that reflect the synergy between their own personal stories and Londons rich cultural heritage.
Museum of London. FREE A motiroti project led by artist Daniel Saul www.motiroti.com/sog
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Your 2012
Until June 2012 Trace the development of the Olympic Park site through photographs taken by our Museum hosts.
Museum of London Docklands. FREE
24 February 4 November 2012 Is the face not currency enough? This display of face casts responds to the irony that members of the African Diaspora must pay to visit sites from which their ancestors were transported into enslavement.
Museum of London Docklands. FREE
LomoWall
13 July 2012 January 2013 Explore this beautiful photographic mosaic comprising images taken by Londoners using analogue cameras, depicting their view of London in its Olympic year.
Museum of London. FREE In partnership with Lomography www.museumoflondon.org.uk | 020 7001 9844 | 11
In partnership with
Mon 6 Feb & 2 Apr, 6.30-7.30pm Each month read a classic Dickens novel as part of our Dickens book club and share your thoughts at Twitter.com/Dickensbookclub and Facebook.com/ Dickensbookclub. Literary lovers can also join Dickens and London curator, Alex Werner, for an after-hours discussion in Foyles world-famous flagship store. For February, Alex will be revisiting the iconic Bleak House while April sees him celebrate City Read London by reading Oliver Twist.
Foyles Bookshop, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB FREE
Tue 6 Mar, 6.30-7.15pm Dickens and London curator Alex Werner examines how Dickens used and described London in his novels and how his writings went on to shape the way we view the 19th century city.
Foyles Bookshop, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB FREE but book in advance
Lomography workshops
Sat 7, 14, 21 & 28 Apr, 1.30-3pm Discover the thriving world of analogue photography! Lomography experts will show how to achieve vibrant results with old-school cameras and film, before leading participants on a walk to capture the capital. Many of the photographs produced in these workshops will become part of the Museums new exhibition of analogue shots, LomoWall.
Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands Book in advance 12 (concs 10, Friends 9), including camera hire, one roll of film and a 10% discount on film processing.
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Warner/Goodtimes/The Kobal Collection 20th Century Fox/Allied Stars/Enigma/The Kobal Collection
Fri 13 Apr, 7-9pm Sex, drugs and rock n roll abound as a psychotic London gangster (James Fox) and a fading rock star (Mick Jagger) cross paths. Rated in the top 10 best British films by Time Outs poll of industry insiders. Speaker tbc.
Museum of London Docklands Book in advance 7 (concs 5)
Looking at leatherwear
Wed 28 Mar, 1-2pm Gain insight into the Museums vast holdings of Roman and medieval leather objects with Jackie Keily, Curator of Archaeological Collections.
Museum of London. FREE
Archaeology up close
Fri 17 Feb, 16 Mar, 20 Apr, 18 May, 15 Jun & 20 Jul, 12-2pm Drop in on monthly object handling sessions with members of the Museums Archaeological Collections department.
Museum of London. FREE
WALKS
All walks are 10 per person (concs 8, Friends 7)
Royal London
Sat 12 May, 11am 1pm Get to know our monarchs past and present on a tour that takes in Westminster Abbey, St Jamess Palace and Marlborough House.
Old Limehouse
Sat 19 May, 11am 1pm Encounter the dark past of Londons original Chinatown, notorious in the 19th century for criminal gangs and opium dens, as Brian Grover unpicks the myths and realities of life in Limehouse.
Hidden Hackney
Sat 17 Mar, 11am 1.15pm Rachel Kolsky uncovers Hackney old and new, from an ancient church tower to the 16th century Sutton House and Hackney Empire music hall.
Old Poplar
Sat 7 Jul, 11am 1pm Enjoy a stroll through historic Poplar, from the hardship of its workhouses to the wealth created by the East India Docks.
Thats entertainment
Sat 14 Jul, 11am 1pm A rollicking romp through the film and TV studios, music halls and cinemas of Shepherds Bush, ending on the site of the 1908 Olympic Stadium.
COURSES
To find out more about our adult courses visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk/courses
* Book via City of London on 020 7608 2753 Book via Birkbeck on 020 7631 6651 ** Book via WEA on 020 7426 1960