London Museum Docklands

Experience the wonder of a frost fair through songs, stories and play in this musical session for toddlers and their carers. Take part in London’s famous winter festivals by speeding along on sledge rides, savouring steaming cups of tea and playing parachute games in these imaginative sessions with live music. These sessions are for toddlers up to 4 years old and their carers. Younger siblings may attend, but require a ticket. London Museum is London’s shared place in the middle of it all. No matter where you’ve come from, how long you’re staying for, or what side of the river you live on, we offer a home for exploration and adventure where all of London’s stories cross and collide. At our heart we're a social history museum and we tell the stories of how London came to be. But we're also contemporary collectors keeping our finger on the pulse. We're the world's biggest city museum. At the core of London Museum is our collection, which covers 450,000 years of history through seven million objects drawn from across all 33 boroughs. It's the largest collection in the world relating to a single urban centre.

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Calling all budding builders, architects and engineers (young and old!) to come and enjoy a family day out at the construction site. Put on your hard hat to clamber on a tipper truck, or take part in Play Cycles free loose-parts play, arts and crafts activities and music-making sessions. Have a chat with an architect and find out more about our journey to create a new museum for London, or explore some market objects and materials salvaged during the project.

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Explore a winter city transformed by swirling snow storms in this sensory session for toddlers and their carers. Encounter arctic animals, explore the frozen river and experience blizzards made of bubbles in these interactive sessions featuring stories, props and play. London Museum is London’s shared place in the middle of it all. No matter where you’ve come from, how long you’re staying for, or what side of the river you live on, we offer a home for exploration and adventure where all of London’s stories cross and collide. At our heart we're a social history museum and we tell the stories of how London came to be. But we're also contemporary collectors keeping our finger on the pulse. We're the world's biggest city museum. At the core of London Museum is our collection, which covers 450,000 years of history through seven million objects drawn from across all 33 boroughs. It's the largest collection in the world relating to a single urban centre.

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Free monthly play sessions inspired by the history of London's Docklands. Dive deep in the river, stack cargo, put on a puppet show or build the tallest tower! Tots at the docks is an unticketed, drop-in play session that usually takes place on the last Wednesday of the month between 10.30am – 2pm. On selected dates, we'll be running additional (and free) special events for under-5s with a range of fantastic early years partners.

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Consider identity in this relaxed and creative drop-in session for families. What makes you special? Join this free drop-in family craft session celebrating identity and self, led by artist-educator Anne Ogazi. Create your own positive and powerful collage inspired by what makes you individual as well as what unites us. There's no need to book, just turn up for this drop-in workshop. We may need to limit entry if the space becomes busy. Last entry 15 minutes before the end of each session. London Museum is London’s shared place in the middle of it all. No matter where you’ve come from, how long you’re staying for, or what side of the river you live on, we offer a home for exploration and adventure where all of London’s stories cross and collide. At our heart we're a social history museum and we tell the stories of how London came to be. But we're also contemporary collectors keeping our finger on the pulse. We're the world's biggest city museum. At the core of London Museum is our collection, which covers 450,000 years of history through seven million objects drawn from across all 33 boroughs. It's the largest collection in the world relating to a single urban centre.

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Get the whole family feeling festive at this special event from Baby Gospel! Sing and clap along to a mixture of festive songs, soul and Motown hits. And of course, a few Christmas carols and nursery rhymes from the astonishing vocal talents of London’s CK Gospel Choir. Concerts are baby-friendly and open to all ages from newborns to school age and grandparents. London Museum is London’s shared place in the middle of it all. No matter where you’ve come from, how long you’re staying for, or what side of the river you live on, we offer a home for exploration and adventure where all of London’s stories cross and collide. At our heart we're a social history museum and we tell the stories of how London came to be. But we're also contemporary collectors keeping our finger on the pulse. We're the world's biggest city museum. At the core of London Museum is our collection, which covers 450,000 years of history through seven million objects drawn from across all 33 boroughs. It's the largest collection in the world relating to a single urban centre.

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Experience the wonder of a frost fair through songs, stories and play in these musical sessions for babies from 8 weeks to crawling and their carers. Take part in London’s famous winter festivals by speeding along on sledge rides, savouring steaming cups of tea and playing parachute games in these imaginative sessions with live music. London Museum is London’s shared place in the middle of it all. No matter where you’ve come from, how long you’re staying for, or what side of the river you live on, we offer a home for exploration and adventure where all of London’s stories cross and collide. At our heart we're a social history museum and we tell the stories of how London came to be. But we're also contemporary collectors keeping our finger on the pulse. We're the world's biggest city museum. At the core of London Museum is our collection, which covers 450,000 years of history through seven million objects drawn from across all 33 boroughs. It's the largest collection in the world relating to a single urban centre.

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Explore a winter city transformed by swirling snow storms in these sensory sessions for babies from 8 weeks and their carers. Encounter arctic animals, explore the frozen river and experience blizzards made of bubbles in these interactive sessions featuring stories, props and play. For babies from 8 weeks to crawling. Not suitable for walkers. London Museum is London’s shared place in the middle of it all. No matter where you’ve come from, how long you’re staying for, or what side of the river you live on, we offer a home for exploration and adventure where all of London’s stories cross and collide. At our heart we're a social history museum and we tell the stories of how London came to be. But we're also contemporary collectors keeping our finger on the pulse. We're the world's biggest city museum. At the core of London Museum is our collection, which covers 450,000 years of history through seven million objects drawn from across all 33 boroughs. It's the largest collection in the world relating to a single urban centre.

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