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9 Jan
2012

London Photo of the Week: Painting By Numbers at the London Transport Museum

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This week’s picture is a poster from the new exhibition Painting by Numbers: Making Sense of Statistics at the London Transport Museum.

Turning data into pictures to make it clearer to understand is a hot topic right now, but it’s not just a recent internet phenomenon – in the 2nd century, Egyptians used tables to organise astronomical information. In the 1920s, London Transport got in on the act with posters explaining public transport.

Head to the museum to see these vintage posters alongside an exhibition exploring the future of travel in London over the next decade.

Painting by Numbers: Making sense of Statistics at the London Transport Museum 6 January – 18 March 2012. Exhibitions included in admission price adult £13.50, children under 16 free. www.ltmuseum.co.uk

9 Jul
2010

Things To Do in London This Weekend

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The weekend is set to be a scorcher and we can’t wait to be outside in the sun.  Take a look at our top tips to make the most of London this weekend:

Good luck to those of you taking part in the British 10K on Sunday. And don’t forget to enter our Vinopolis giveaway.

18 Jun
2010

What To Do This Weekend: Birthdays and Football

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This weekend promises to be an exciting one with both Covent Garden and London Transport Museum celebrating their birthdays, and of course, England’s big game tonight:

18 Jun
2010

London Transport Museum’s Birthday Weekend

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London Transport Museum celebrates its 30th birthday this weekend with two days of fun events for all the family.

The first 30 visitors (15 on Saturday and 15 on Sunday) will get entry to the museum for just £1.40 (the entrance price in 1980).

Plus, there’ll be:

  • a 1950s Routemaster bus outside the museum, which you can climb onboard and explore
  • a birthday trail for kids
  • handling sessions where you can examine a Gibson ticket machine and a ticket collector’s notebook
  • a chance for young artists to create their own transport posters
  • competitions and giveaways

London Transport Museum’s birthday celebrations, 19-20 Jun 2010

15 Oct
2009

Suburbia at the London Transport Museum

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Gardening by underground by Stanislaus S Longley 1933The London Transport Museum’s latest exhibition Suburbia is bursting with gnomes.

Early in the 20th century, London’s population grew so much that public transport had to expand, enabling thousands of people to go and live in the suburbs and commute into Central London for work. The Suburbia exhibition is packed with previously unseen posters, Londoners stories and memorabilia celebrating public transport’s contribution to the London suburbs.

Areas formerly outside London became more like London villages and new stations were built. Stunning posters were commissioned for the tube encouraging Londoners to move to the suburbs – work all day in the city, then escape and spend your leisure time in a heavenly paradise like Edgware or Morden.

The exhibition celebrates the great suburban pastime of gardening (hence the gnomes) and includes video clips of entertaining fictional suburbanites like Reggie Perrin and Margo Leadbetter.

The history of commuting is brought bang up to date with suburban inspired pop songs and a loving tribute to the iPod, a necessity for every commuter who needs to drown out the inane blather of the vacuous twit on the mobile phone.

If you know London well, you’ll love searching through the old sepia photos looking for pics of your local high street when it contained a horse and cart instead of a kebab shop!

The Suburbia exhibition is great fun and captures the spirit of the suburbs. Afterwards you can go and play on the old trains. Bliss. The exhibition runs till 31 March 2010.

5 Oct
2009

Visit London Asks: What’s Your Recommendation for Autumn in London?

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Autumn by kitty_alex, courtesy of the Visit London photostream

Last week was all about London vs New York: if you read the comments, you’ll find London certainly came out on top!

This morning we woke up to autumn in London. Coats, scarves, macs and umbrellas were all in force on the journey into work.

But autumn in London means more than the occasional early-morning downpour. On the sporting calendar we can look forward to world-class rugby league, a visit from both the NBA and the NFL, and world gymnastics and world tennis championships.

With the weather turning colder, you’ve also got an excuse to check out London’s cosy museums and art galleries: autumn brings the Turner Prize to the Tate, Maharaja to the V&A, and Suburbia to the London Transport Museum.

You can also indulge in the Wine Show, the London Restaurant Festival and the RHS Autumn Harvest Show, bringing the countryside to London’s Horticultural Halls.

So, the weather might be a bit murky today, but there’s a lot to look forward to this season!

Let us know what your recommendations are for autumn in London.